Lincoln Avenue & O'Brien Place
Lincoln Avenue and O'Brien Place meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J0.3 milesJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.3 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, 1,030 feet away, for the Q7.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grant Av/Etna St Q71,030 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 34 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 794 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1915.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Highland Park Community School300 feet
- I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln School300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Legion Triangle1,050 feet
Houses of worship
- East New York Baptist Church House of worship350 feet
- Universal Church House of worship1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lincoln Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 140 feet
- Autumn Avenue & O'Brien Place 230 feet
- Nichols Avenue & O'Brien Place 240 feet
- Ridgewood Avenue & Nichols Avenue 350 feet
- Autumn Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 370 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & Etna Street 430 feet
- Autumn Avenue & Danforth Street 490 feet
- Grant Avenue & O'Brien Place 550 feet
See every intersection along Lincoln Avenue or O'Brien Place.