Schenectady Avenue & East New York Avenue
Schenectady Avenue and East New York Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Heights Middle School is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Crown Hts-Utica Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 3 and 4. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Crown Hts-Utica Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 40.5 miles3 4
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 3 …
- 4 …
Outbound
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The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Good Morning and Good Night” (2004) by Hugo Consuegra at the Crown Hts-Utica Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is East New York Av/Schenectady Av, 120 feet away, for the B17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East New York Av/Schenectady Av B17120 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East New York Avenue.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Schenectady Ave & Maple St 19 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station1,130 feet
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 20 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Turn calming, December 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1953.
Since 2014 at least 64 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East New York Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
South side of East New York Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Schenectady Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of Schenectady Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 330849 and 339595.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 6 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery Preschool480 feet
- Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School700 feet
- New Heights Middle School700 feet
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- Uncommon Schools School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5850 feet
- P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture School940 feet
- Uncommon Ocean Hill CMS School940 feet
- Bnos Menachem School · school-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- Y & y Home & Health Care MGMT Trade or language school1,060 feet
- Ed Inst-Oholei Torah-Troy Avenue School1,230 feet
Health care
- Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Village Hospital1,270 feet
- Rutland Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 720 East New York Avenue Older adult center1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket150 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Schenectady Avenue & Maple Street 260 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Lefferts Avenue 290 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Empire Boulevard 390 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Midwood Street 520 feet
- East 48th Street & Maple Street 530 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Montgomery Street 710 feet
- East 48th Street & Midwood Street 790 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Rutland Road 790 feet
See every intersection along East New York Avenue or Schenectady Avenue.