Pitkin Avenue & Ruby Street
Pitkin Avenue and Ruby Street meet at a six-way junction in Ozone Park, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Grant Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grant Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Grant Av A1,220 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Queens
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- 80 St A0.3 milesA
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/76 St, 230 feet away, for the Q112.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pitkin Av/76 St Q112230 feetQ112
Next buses at this stop
- Q112 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 519 Autumn Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32 and 37 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 75 and 106 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Pitkin Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Pitkin Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Ruby Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 214 Michael Friedsam School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Belmont Playground730 feet
- BACDYS Garden (Bangladeshi American Development and Youth Services) Garden990 feet
- Judge Angelo Graci Triangle1,240 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Liberty Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Golden Farms Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 76th Street & Pitkin Avenue 260 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Drew Street 260 feet
- 76th Street & Old South Road 440 feet
- Belmont Avenue & Ruby Street 470 feet
- Glenmore Avenue & Ruby Street 470 feet
- Pitkin Avenue & Forbell Street 520 feet
- 77th Street & Pitkin Avenue 520 feet
- Conduit Boulevard & Ruby Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 75th Street, Pitkin Avenue or Ruby Street.