Jamaica Avenue & Lincoln Avenue
Jamaica Avenue and Lincoln Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J280 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z1,280 feetJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Lincoln Av, 110 feet away, for the Q56.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Lincoln Av Q56110 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,000 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills
- Elevation
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Lincoln Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Lincoln Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln School850 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,280 feet
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & Autumn Avenue 230 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Nichols Avenue 240 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hemlock Street 510 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Grant Avenue 560 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Eldert Lane 840 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Crescent Street 970 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & Etna Street 1,050 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Dexter Court 1,080 feet
See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Lincoln Avenue.