Liberty Avenue & Schenck Avenue

Liberty Avenue and Schenck Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS is 440 feet away, and E End Baptist Church is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Atlantic Av/Schenck Av · Q24
Within a walk
29 places
15 religious buildings, 8 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & Schenck Avenue 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 five 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. Liberty Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Schenck Av, 550 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Schenck Av Q24
    550 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Schenck Avenue.

  • 13 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
    50 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
    980 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2021

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 67 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Liberty Avenue

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

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Schenck Avenue

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

West side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

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
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 8 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS School
    440 feet
  2. Baybee Lounge Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. P.S. 290 Juan Morel Campos School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clara's Garden
    470 feet
  2. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    500 feet
  3. Escape to Nature Garden
    720 feet
Show all 9
  1. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    750 feet
  2. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    920 feet
  3. Oriental Garden
    970 feet
  4. East End Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  5. Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. Garden
    1,200 feet
  6. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Second Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 332/Ladder 175 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Liberty Avenue or Schenck Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.