Pitkin Avenue & Shepherd Avenue

Pitkin Avenue and Shepherd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. ENY Oasis Community Garden is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
50 feet · 1 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,040 feet
Sutter Av/Shepherd Av · B14
Within a walk
31 places
19 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Shepherd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    50 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
    0.5 miles
    A C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Shepherd Av, 1,040 feet away, for the B14.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Shepherd Av B14
    1,040 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 214 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Shepherd Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Shepherd Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  2. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    980 feet
  2. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    610 feet
  2. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    770 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    860 feet
  2. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    930 feet
  3. Floral Vineyard Garden
    1,010 feet
  4. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 16 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 Pitkin Avenue or Shepherd 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.