Pitkin Avenue & Euclid Avenue

Pitkin Avenue and Euclid Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Euclid 500 Community Garden is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Euclid Av, is about a minute on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
19 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Euclid Av
50 feet · 1 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Pitkin Av/Euclid Av · Q8
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Euclid Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Euclid Av, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Euclid Av A, C
    50 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. Grant Av A
    0.4 miles
    A
  2. Shepherd Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Euclid Av, 50 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Euclid Av Q8
    50 feet
    Q8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 30 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    1,120 feet
  2. 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 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 June 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-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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Euclid Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Euclid Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center # 5 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin School
    760 feet
  3. Career Academy of New York Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Great Oaks Health Academy Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Euclid 500 Community Garden
    610 feet
  2. City Line Park
    1,140 feet
  3. Green Gems Garden
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. New Lots Post Office
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 236 Fire station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Golden Farms Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 22 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 Euclid Avenue 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.