Pitkin Avenue & Mother Gaston Boulevard

Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Glenmore Plaza development. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Howard Playground is 520 feet away, and Dr. Green Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutter Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Mother Gaston Blvd/Pitkin Av · B14
Within a walk
33 places
12 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Mother Gaston Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutter Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Sutter Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Habitat for the Yellow Bird” (2007) by Takayo Noda at the Sutter Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mother Gaston Blvd/Pitkin Av, 120 feet away, for the B14.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mother Gaston Blvd/Pitkin Av B14
    120 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Mother Gaston Boulevard and Pitkin Avenue.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Watkins St 15 docks in all
    290 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. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    1,120 feet
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018
  • Turn calming, May 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
37 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1967.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Glenmore Plaza development.

Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Mother Gaston Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 6AM-9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Mother Gaston Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 328740 and 339589.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brownsville Collaborative Middle School
    690 feet
  2. P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz School
    690 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Christopher Avenue Community School
    1,080 feet
  2. Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC School
    1,080 feet
  3. P.S. 150 Christopher School
    1,080 feet
  4. Brooklyn Sky Child Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Playground
    520 feet
  2. Powell Playground
    680 feet
  3. Carter G. Woodson Children's Park
    740 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dr. Green Playground
    1,010 feet
  2. Houston Playground
    1,040 feet
  3. Howard Pool Park
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Watkins Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet
  2. Osborn Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brownsville Library
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Charity Baptist Church House of worship
    430 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1777 Pitkin Avenue Older adult center
    190 feet
  2. Howard Community Center
    690 feet
  3. Seth Low Community Center
    700 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 137 Belmont Avenue Older adult center
    700 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 44/Engine 231/Ladder 120 Fire station
    370 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    200 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Mother Gaston Boulevard or Pitkin Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.