Livonia Avenue & Junius Street

Livonia Avenue and Junius Street meet at a five-way junction in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Woodson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Powell Street Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Livonia Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them gardens. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Livonia Av
240 feet · 1 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Junius St/Livonia Av · T426
Within a walk
12 places
2 gardens, 2 older adult centers and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Livonia Avenue & Junius Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Livonia Av, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Livonia Av L
    240 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Junius St 3
    380 feet
    3
  2. Sutter Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Seasons” (2007) by Philemona Williamson at the Livonia Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Junius St/Livonia Av, 20 feet away, for the T426.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Junius St/Livonia Av T426
    20 feet
    T426

Next buses at this stop

  1. T426 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Livonia Ave & Van Sinderen Ave 18 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
42
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-New Lots

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Woodson development.

Since 2014 at least 374 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Junius Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Livonia Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Livonia Avenue

  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JULY 1 - NOV 30 SATURDAY 7AM-5PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Height Educational Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Livonia Park
    40 feet
  2. Powell Street Garden
    40 feet
  3. Van Dyke Playground
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lion's Pride Playground
    860 feet
  2. Nehemiah Park
    1,110 feet
  3. Success Garden - East New York Garden
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Temple Beth-El Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 460 Dumont Avenue Older adult center
    550 feet
  2. Older adult center at 430 Dumont Avenue Older adult center
    790 feet

Fire and police

  1. Van Dyke I Police station
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    730 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Junius Street, Livonia Avenue or Livonia Avenue Footbridge.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.