Liberty Avenue & Atkins Avenue

Liberty Avenue and Atkins Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden is 340 feet away, and Sperandeo Brothers Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
Atlantic Av/Hale Av · Q24
Within a walk
25 places
14 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Atkins Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Norwood Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Hale Av, 930 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Hale Av Q24
    930 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cleveland St & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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)
East New York (North)
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 176 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Atkins Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Atkins Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    340 feet
  2. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Shield of Faith Garden
    480 feet
  2. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    900 feet
  3. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    1,180 feet
Show all 7
  1. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,240 feet
  2. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    1,270 feet
  3. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    1,290 feet
  4. Crystal Wells Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Atkins Avenue or Liberty 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.