Pitkin Avenue & Atkins Avenue

Pitkin Avenue and Atkins Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. ENY Oasis Community Garden is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
550 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Pitkin Av/Logan St · Q8
Within a walk
27 places
18 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Atkins Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    550 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Euclid Av A, C
    0.4 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Logan St, 850 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Logan St Q8
    850 feet
    Q8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Jerome St 14 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 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.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 204 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Atkins Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Atkins Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  3. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. Urban Strategies Day Care Center #1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  2. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    90 feet
  2. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    250 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    310 feet
Show all 4
  1. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    340 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Atkins Avenue or Pitkin Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.