Pitkin Avenue & Elton Street

Pitkin Avenue and Elton Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
740 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,020 feet
Sutter Av/Elton St · B14
Within a walk
33 places
20 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Elton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. Cleveland St J
    0.5 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Elton St, 1,020 feet away, for the B14.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Elton St B14
    1,020 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Jerome St 14 docks in all
    940 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. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 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 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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 (North)
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 77 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elton Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Elton Street

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

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 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 33 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    250 feet
  2. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  3. P.S. 158 Warwick School
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. Joyful Tots Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    200 feet
  2. Floral Vineyard Garden
    280 feet
  3. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    540 feet
Show all 8
  1. Paradise Community Garden
    620 feet
  2. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    960 feet
  3. Gregory's Garden
    1,000 feet
  4. Oriental Garden
    1,170 feet
  5. Linwood Street Garden
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church House of worship
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

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 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 Elton Street or Pitkin Avenue.

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