Liberty Avenue & Barbey Street

Liberty Avenue and Barbey Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Herbal Garden of East New York is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Atlantic Av/Barbey St · Q24
Within a walk
31 places
16 religious buildings, 10 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Barbey Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen 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. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z
  2. Cleveland St J
    0.4 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Barbey St, 590 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Barbey St Q24
    590 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenck Ave & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barbey Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Barbey Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance / Romanesque Revival, and built between 1906 and 1907.

  1. Empire State Dairy Company Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 10 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS School
    450 feet
  2. P.S. 089 Cypress Hills School
    1,160 feet
  3. Baybee Lounge Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    500 feet
  2. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    590 feet
  3. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    660 feet
Show all 11
  1. Oriental Garden
    720 feet
  2. Clara's Garden
    720 feet
  3. Escape to Nature Garden
    970 feet
  4. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    1,000 feet
  5. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    1,130 feet
  6. Paradise Community Garden
    1,230 feet
  7. East End Community Garden
    1,260 feet
  8. Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 75th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  3. Second Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barbey Street 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.