Livonia Avenue & Saratoga Avenue

Livonia Avenue and Saratoga Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Division 15/Engine 283 firehouse is 810 feet away, and It's All About Brownsville is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Saratoga Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Saratoga Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Saratoga Av/Livonia Av · B7
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Livonia Avenue & Saratoga Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Saratoga Av, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    60 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Rockaway Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Chandelier” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Saratoga Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saratoga Av/Livonia Av, 110 feet away, for the B7.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saratoga Av/Livonia Av B7
    110 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Saratoga Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Livonia Ave & Saratoga Ave 21 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 142 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Livonia Avenue

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

South side of Livonia Avenue

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

East side of Saratoga Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Saratoga Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    130 feet
  2. Riverdale Avenue Community School
    1,070 feet
  3. Riverdale Avenue Middle School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Betsy Head Park
    320 feet
  2. It's All About Brownsville Garden
    1,060 feet
  3. Fantasy Garden
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sunkissed Garden
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Peoples Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betsy Head Pool Swimming pool
    950 feet
  2. Betsy Head Field House Recreation center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 15/Engine 283 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    70 feet
  2. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Livonia Avenue or Saratoga Avenue.

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