Liberty Avenue & Jerome Street

Liberty Avenue and Jerome Street meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Michaels Church is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Cleveland St, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cleveland St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
720 feet
Atlantic Av/Warwick St · Q24
Within a walk
24 places
12 religious buildings, 9 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Jerome Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cleveland St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cleveland St J
    0.4 miles
    J

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

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/Warwick St, 720 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Warwick St Q24
    720 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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
    2.8 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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Jerome Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Jerome Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 4 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
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 9 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS School
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 089 Cypress Hills School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    500 feet
  2. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    720 feet
  3. Oriental Garden
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    750 feet
  2. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    840 feet
  3. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    880 feet
  4. Clara's Garden
    970 feet
  5. Paradise Community Garden
    980 feet
  6. Escape to Nature Garden
    1,220 feet
  7. Gregory's Garden
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Church House of worship
    240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 Jerome 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.