Livonia Avenue & Jerome Street

Livonia Avenue and Jerome Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sankofa Park is 290 feet away, and Linwood Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, New Lots Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
New Lots Av
480 feet · 2 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
New Lots Av/Jerome St · B15
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Livonia Avenue & Jerome Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is New Lots Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. New Lots Av 3
    480 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av 3
    1,060 feet
    3
  2. Pennsylvania Av 3
    0.5 miles
    3

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Jerome St, 330 feet away, for the B15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Jerome St B15
    330 feet
    B15

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Livonia Ave & Schenck Ave 16 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1939 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

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

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Jerome Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Jerome Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Livonia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Livonia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Federal (late), and built between 1823 and 1824.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Barbey Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    410 feet
  2. Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sankofa Park
    290 feet
  2. Sankofa Park Playground
    380 feet
  3. Commitment Garden
    550 feet
Show all 11
  1. ENY Youth Farm Garden
    550 feet
  2. Fresh Farm Garden
    800 feet
  3. Victory Garden B5 Garden
    950 feet
  4. Nehemiah 10 Community Garden
    960 feet
  5. Elton Playground
    1,150 feet
  6. Warwick Street Greenery Glow Garden
    1,160 feet
  7. Family Community Garden Brooklyn Garden
    1,270 feet
  8. Linwood Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. New Lots Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    520 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Lots Learning Center Library
    680 feet
  2. New Lots Library
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Lots Reformed Church Landmark · listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. St Gabriels RC Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jerome Street or Livonia Avenue.

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