Pitkin Avenue & Crystal Street

Pitkin Avenue and Crystal Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Green Gems is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Euclid Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Euclid Av
660 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Pitkin Av/Logan St · Q8
Within a walk
22 places
13 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Crystal Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Euclid Av, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Euclid Av A, C
    660 feet
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Queens
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Logan St, 470 feet away, for the Q8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-City Line
Elevation
28 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 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Crystal Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Crystal Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • 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 22 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center # 5 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Gems Garden
    520 feet
  2. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,050 feet
  3. Crystal Wells Community Garden
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. Euclid 500 Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  2. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Cypress Hills Library
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    430 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. New Lots Post Office
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Golden Farms Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    400 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 25 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Crystal Street or Pitkin Avenue.

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