Pitkin Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue

Pitkin Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. E End Baptist Church is 310 feet away, and Bard High School Early College Brooklyn is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,030 feet
Sutter Av/Van Siclen Av · B14
Within a walk
30 places
12 religious buildings, 9 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pitkin Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av C
    60 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z
  2. Liberty Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Van Siclen Av, 1,030 feet away, for the B14.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutter Av/Van Siclen Av B14
    1,030 feet
    B14

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Pitkin Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Van Siclen Ave 18 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
42
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Pitkin Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Van Siclen Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Van Siclen Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 9 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. Achievement First Apollo Middle Charter School
    1,120 feet
  3. Achievement First East Brooklyn High School
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bard High School Early College Brooklyn School
    1,120 feet
  2. J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden
    400 feet
  2. East End Community Garden
    470 feet
  3. Escape to Nature Garden
    730 feet
Show all 11
  1. Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. Garden
    770 feet
  2. Clara's Garden
    980 feet
  3. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    980 feet
  4. Sutter Ballfields Park
    1,020 feet
  5. Oriental Garden
    1,030 feet
  6. Grace Playground
    1,080 feet
  7. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    1,230 feet
  8. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fiorentino Plaza Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. 75th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Second Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 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 Van Siclen 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.