Linden Boulevard & Avenue D

Linden Boulevard and Avenue D meet at a three-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. A Patch of Inspiration is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1993 and 2018, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
700 feet · 3 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
New Lots Av/Van Sinderen Av · B15, T426
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Linden Boulevard & Avenue D Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. New Lots Av L
    700 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Livonia Av L
    0.5 miles
    L
  2. East 105 St L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “16 Windows” (2007) by Eugenie Tung at the New Lots Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Van Sinderen Av, 700 feet away, for the B15 and T426.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Van Sinderen Av B15, T426
    700 feet
    B15 T426

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …
  2. T426 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hegeman Ave & Powell St 16 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1868 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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 18
City Council district
42
Police precinct
69 and 75 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1993 and 2018.

Since 2014 at least 413 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Avenue D

  • No parking 25 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brownsville Playground
    550 feet
  2. A Patch of Inspiration Garden
    930 feet
  3. Green Valley Garden
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brownsville Recreation Center
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,000 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Avenue D or Linden Boulevard.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.