Pitkin Avenue & Jerome Street

Pitkin Avenue and Jerome 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. Oriental Garden is 230 feet away, and E End Baptist Church is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,030 feet
Sutter Av/Jerome St · B14
Within a walk
36 places
19 religious buildings, 14 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Jerome Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Van Siclen Av C
    1,040 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Jerome St, 1,030 feet away, for the B14.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Jerome St B14
    1,030 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Jerome St 14 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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
    2.6 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.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Jerome Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Jerome Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • 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 36 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 14 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 158 Warwick School
    680 feet
  2. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oriental Garden
    230 feet
  2. Gregory's Garden
    360 feet
  3. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    470 feet
Show all 15
  1. Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. Garden
    620 feet
  2. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    700 feet
  3. Floral Vineyard Garden
    710 feet
  4. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    720 feet
  5. Sutter Ballfields Park
    760 feet
  6. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    820 feet
  7. Paradise Community Garden
    870 feet
  8. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    900 feet
  9. Jerome Gardens Garden
    980 feet
  10. Clara's Garden
    1,010 feet
  11. Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden
    1,260 feet
  12. Escape to Nature Garden
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. St Michaels Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 Jerome 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.