Stanley Avenue & Essex Street
Stanley Avenue and Essex Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York-New Lots, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Essex St, is 690 feet away for the B20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Essex St, 690 feet away, for the B20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Essex St B20690 feetB20
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Warwick St & Hegeman Ave 14 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Erskine Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1939 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 1065 Elton Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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-New Lots
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and June 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Essex Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
West side of Essex Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
North side of Stanley Avenue
- Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Farm Country Supermarket0.4 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance 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 eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Stanley Avenue & Linwood Street 260 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Shepherd Avenue 260 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Elton Street 520 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Berriman Street 520 feet
- Essex Street & Wortman Avenue 620 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Cleveland Street 780 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Atkins Avenue 780 feet
- Linwood Street & Wortman Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along Essex Street or Stanley Avenue.