Nichols Avenue & O'Brien Place
Nichols Avenue and O'Brien Place meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Legion Triangle is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1915, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J0.4 milesJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Crescent St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grant Av/Etna St, 820 feet away, for the Q7.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grant Av/Etna St Q7820 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1915.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Highland Park Community School370 feet
- I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Legion Triangle810 feet
Houses of worship
- East New York Baptist Church House of worship200 feet
- Universal Church House of worship990 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ridgewood Avenue & Nichols Avenue 110 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & O'Brien Place 240 feet
- Grant Avenue & O'Brien Place 320 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 350 feet
- Grant Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 380 feet
- Etna Street & Nichols Avenue 470 feet
- Autumn Avenue & O'Brien Place 470 feet
- Autumn Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 580 feet
See every intersection along Nichols Avenue or O'Brien Place.