Schenck Avenue & Arlington Avenue

Schenck Avenue and Arlington Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. St Josephs Anglican Church Trinity Church East NY is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1929, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Jamaica Av/Schenck Av · Q56
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Schenck Avenue & Arlington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    1,210 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Cleveland St J
    0.3 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The View From Here” (2007) by Barbara Ellmann at the Van Siclen Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Schenck Av, 620 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Schenck Av Q56
    620 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Van Siclen Ave & Arlington Ave 14 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.4 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 290 Juan Morel Campos School
    750 feet
  2. Baybee Lounge Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highland Park
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Arlington Library
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Josephs Anglican Church Trinity Church East NY House of worship
    100 feet
  2. Reformation Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    360 feet
  3. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 20 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 Arlington Avenue or Schenck Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.