Liberty Avenue & Elton Street

Liberty Avenue and Elton Street 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. Sperandeo Brothers Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Cleveland St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cleveland St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
Atlantic Av/Cleveland St · Q24, T340, T430, T434
Within a walk
28 places
19 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Elton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cleveland St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cleveland St J
    0.3 miles
    J

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Las Flores” (2007) by Amy Cheng at the Cleveland St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Cleveland St, 950 feet away, for the Q24, T340, T430 and T434.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Cleveland St Q24, T340, T430, T434
    950 feet
    Q24 T340 T430 T434

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T340 …
  3. T430 …
  4. T434 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cleveland St & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
26 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 250 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elton Street

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

West side of Elton Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 4 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 28 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First Apollo Charter School
    600 feet
  2. Liberty Avenue Middle School
    600 feet
  3. Vista Academy School
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    30 feet
  2. Paradise Community Garden
    730 feet
  3. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    1,040 feet
  2. Floral Vineyard Garden
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Church House of worship
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine 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 Elton 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.