Miller Avenue & Riverdale Avenue

Miller Avenue and Riverdale Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. New Lots Reformed Church is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
New Lots Av/Miller Av · B15, B83
Within a walk
23 places
11 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Miller Avenue & Riverdale Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Van Siclen Av 3
    780 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Pennsylvania Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3
  2. New Lots Av 3
    0.4 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Garden Rail” (2017) by Saya Woolfalk at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Lots Av/Miller Av, 90 feet away, for the B15 and B83.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. New Lots Av/Miller Av B15, B83
    90 feet
    B15 B83

Next buses at this stop

  1. B15 …
  2. B83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverdale Ave & New Lots Ave 18 docks in all
    140 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. 1939 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Miller Avenue

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

West side of Miller Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Riverdale Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Riverdale Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 libraries
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  2. Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn Annex School
    870 feet
  3. Barbey Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fresh Farm Garden
    840 feet
  2. ENY Youth Farm Garden
    880 feet
  3. Sankofa Park
    990 feet
Show all 7
  1. Commitment Garden
    1,040 feet
  2. Sankofa Park Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. Monty's Bradford Street Garden
    1,130 feet
  4. Martin Luther King Jr. Playground
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. New Lots Reformed Church Listed historic place
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 13 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 Miller Avenue or Riverdale 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.