Lincoln Avenue & Etna Street
Lincoln Avenue and Etna Street meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Highland Park Community School is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J1,230 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grant Av/Etna St, 590 feet away, for the Q7.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grant Av/Etna St Q7590 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 794 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 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)
- Cypress Hills
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and February 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Etna Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Etna Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Lincoln Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Lincoln Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Highland Park Community School730 feet
- I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln School730 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship770 feet
- East New York Baptist Church House of worship790 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Autumn Avenue & Etna Street 230 feet
- Etna Street & Nichols Avenue 240 feet
- Autumn Avenue & Danforth Street 380 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & O'Brien Place 430 feet
- Hemlock Street & Etna Street 500 feet
- Grant Avenue & Etna Street 560 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 580 feet
- Autumn Avenue & O'Brien Place 630 feet
See every intersection along Etna Street or Lincoln Avenue.