Linden Boulevard & Hinsdale Street

Linden Boulevard and Hinsdale Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prophecy Garden is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
27 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
New Lots Av/Hinsdale St · B15
Within a walk
10 places
8 religious buildings, 1 garden and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Linden Boulevard & Hinsdale Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. New Lots Av L
    1,120 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. 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/Hinsdale St, 920 feet away, for the B15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Hinsdale St B15
    920 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Hinsdale Street.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hinsdale St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 27 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-New Lots
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 92 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Hinsdale Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Hinsdale Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Linden Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Linden Boulevard

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

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prophecy Garden
    960 feet
  2. Brownsville Playground
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hinsdale Street or Linden Boulevard.

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