Ruby Street & 157th Avenue
Ruby Street and 157th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 30 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1980 and 1997, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 91-02 South Conduit Avenue Gas station1.3 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 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 October 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 75 and 106 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-City Line
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1980 and 1997.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Ruby Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area30 feet
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area50 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The five nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 76th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- Ruby Street & 75th Street 470 feet
- 76th Street & 156th Avenue 860 feet
- 77th Street & 156th Avenue 1,110 feet
- 78th Street & 156th Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 75th Street or Ruby Street.