Pitkin Avenue & Essex Street

Pitkin Avenue and Essex Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden is 680 feet away, and Upon This Rock Community Garden is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about a minute on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
270 feet · 1 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,020 feet
Sutter Av/Essex St · B14
Within a walk
36 places
22 religious buildings, 9 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Essex Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Shepherd Av C
    270 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
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

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

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Essex St B14 · Shelter
    1,020 feet
    B14
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 214 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Essex Street

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

West side of Essex Street

  • 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 36 public places.

  • 22 religious buildings
  • 9 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 police station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  3. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    680 feet
  2. Floral Vineyard Garden
    750 feet
  3. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    870 feet
Show all 9
  1. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    1,010 feet
  2. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    1,020 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  4. Paradise Community Garden
    1,100 feet
  5. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    1,110 feet
  6. Linwood Street Garden
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church House of worship
    920 feet

Fire and police

  1. 75th Precinct Police station
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 15 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 Essex 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.