Liberty Avenue & Milford Street

Liberty Avenue and Milford Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. City Line Park is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
Atlantic Av/Milford St · Q24, T340
Within a walk
23 places
10 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Milford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Norwood Av J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. Euclid Av A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Culture Swirl” (2007) by Margaret Lanzetta at the Norwood Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Milford St, 930 feet away, for the Q24 and T340.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Milford St Q24, T340
    930 feet
    Q24 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 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
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021

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
33 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 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Milford Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Milford Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    870 feet
  3. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School
    1,160 feet
  2. Career Academy of New York Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  3. Great Oaks Health Academy Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Shield of Faith Garden
    260 feet
  2. Crystal Wells Community Garden
    780 feet
  3. Green Gems Garden
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. City Line Park
    1,130 feet
  2. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Talmud Torah Atereth Israel Listed historic place
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Golden Farms Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,320 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: 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 Liberty Avenue or Milford Street.

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