Pitkin Avenue & Bristol Street

Pitkin Avenue and Bristol Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Chester Playground is 190 feet away, and ISO Student Farm is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Pitkin Av/Bristol St, is 110 feet away for the B12 and B14, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Jackie Robinson Parkway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Pitkin Av/Bristol St · B12, B14
Within a walk
28 places
16 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Bristol Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Bristol St, 110 feet away, for the B12 and B14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Bristol St B12, B14 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B12 B14
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B12 …
  2. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bristol St & Pitkin Ave 16 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    580 feet
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bristol Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Bristol Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 331888 and 340013.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at New York City Police Department 73rd Precinct.

  1. Face to Face Sculpture by Peter Chinni, 1984
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 327 Dr. Rose B. English School
    700 feet
  2. Sid Miller Academy School
    700 feet
  3. Brooklyn Sky Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rize & Shine Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chester Playground
    190 feet
  2. Fred McLeod Community Garden
    1,040 feet
  3. ISO Student Farm Garden
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Jes Good Rewards Childeren's Garden
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethany Gospel Chapel House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Mount Hebron Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brownsville Post Office
    870 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1440 East New York Avenue Older adult center
    870 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Community Center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. 73rd Precinct Police station
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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 Bristol Street 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.