Pacific Street & Howard Avenue

Pacific Street and Howard Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Weeksville Playground is 390 feet away, and Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Ralph Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ralph Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
Ralph Av/Pacific St · B47
Within a walk
30 places
18 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pacific Street & Howard Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ralph Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Ralph Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Rockaway Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Pacific St, 840 feet away, for the B47.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ralph Av/Pacific St B47
    840 feet
    B47

Next buses at this stop

  1. B47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Howard Avenue and Pacific Street.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pacific St & Ralph Ave 19 docks in all
    680 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. 1998 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    1,140 feet
  2. 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11233
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ocean Hill
Elevation
96 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 250 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 104 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Howard Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Howard Avenue

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

North side of Pacific Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Pacific Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center #1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Wiser Choice Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  3. Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
    1,190 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II School
    1,190 feet
  2. P.S. 178 Saint Clair McKelway School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. South Pacific Playground
    50 feet
  2. Weeksville Playground
    390 feet
  3. Farmers Garden
    810 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sh'ma Yisrael Garden
    890 feet
  2. Marge Matthews Garden
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Brooklyn Reformed Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Mount Ararat Baptist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  3. Ebenezer Baptist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Shirley A Chisholm Post Office
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 227 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    830 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine 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 Howard Avenue or Pacific Street.

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