Liberty Avenue & Chestnut Street

Liberty Avenue and Chestnut Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Crystal Wells Community Garden is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Euclid Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Euclid Av
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Euclid Av/Liberty Av · B13
Within a walk
22 places
10 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Chestnut Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Euclid Av, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Euclid Av A, C
    1,300 feet
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Queens
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Euclid Av/Liberty Av, 520 feet away, for the B13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Euclid Av/Liberty Av B13
    520 feet
    B13

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 519 Autumn Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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-City Line
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Chestnut Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Chestnut Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career Academy of New York Trade or language school
    180 feet
  2. Great Oaks Health Academy Trade or language school
    180 feet
  3. Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center # 5 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  2. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Line Park
    340 feet
  2. City Line Park Playground
    360 feet
  3. Crystal Wells Community Garden
    400 feet
Show all 5
  1. Green Gems Garden
    750 feet
  2. Shield of Faith Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Talmud Torah Atereth Israel Listed historic place
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    610 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 236 Fire station
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Golden Farms Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Chestnut Court, Chestnut Street or Liberty Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.