Pitkin Avenue & Milford Street

Pitkin Avenue and Milford 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. ENY Oasis Community Garden is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Pitkin Av/Logan St · Q8
Within a walk
21 places
12 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Milford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    1,070 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Euclid Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Logan St, 320 feet away, for the Q8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 22 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    3 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.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
21 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 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Milford Street

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

West side of Milford Street

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

North side of Pitkin Avenue

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

South side of Pitkin Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    270 feet
  2. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    310 feet
  3. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    530 feet
Show all 6
  1. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    610 feet
  2. Green Gems Garden
    1,030 feet
  3. Shield of Faith Garden
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    390 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 Milford 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.