Pitkin Avenue & Montauk Avenue

Pitkin Avenue and Montauk Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Upon This Rock Community Garden is 50 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 25 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
810 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Pitkin Av/Logan St · Q8
Within a walk
25 places
14 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Montauk Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    810 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, 580 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Logan St Q8
    580 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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
22 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 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Montauk Avenue

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

West side of Montauk Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 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 25 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    180 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    1,080 feet
  2. Urban Strategies Day Care Center #1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    50 feet
  2. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    50 feet
  3. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    280 feet
Show all 6
  1. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    350 feet
  2. Shield of Faith Garden
    1,140 feet
  3. Green Gems Garden
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 13 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 Montauk Avenue 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.