Jamaica Avenue & New Jersey Avenue

Jamaica Avenue and New Jersey Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Uncommon Leadership CHS is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Alabama Av, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Alabama Av
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Jamaica Av/Marginal St East · Q56
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 1 career or business center and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & New Jersey Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Alabama Av, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    1,130 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Liberty Av C
    0.3 miles
    C
  2. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2007) by Scott Redden at the Alabama Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Marginal St East, 100 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Marginal St East Q56
    100 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. New Jersey Ave & Jamaica Ave 12 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station
    870 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 315 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of New Jersey Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of New Jersey Avenue

  • Other rule 3 signs PARKING PERMITTED TUESDAY & FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM ONLY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park
    360 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    520 feet

Health care

  1. Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East New York Post Office
    950 feet
  2. East New York Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or New Jersey Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.