Sutter Avenue & Pennsylvania Avenue
Sutter Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 2,410 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Grace Playground is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Pennsylvania Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Pennsylvania Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Pennsylvania Av 30.3 miles3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 3 …
Also within a walk
- Liberty Av C0.4 milesC
- Sutter Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Garden Rail” (2017) by Saya Woolfalk at the Pennsylvania Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Pennsylvania Av/Sutter Av, 100 feet away, for the B20 and B83.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pennsylvania Av/Sutter Av B20, B83 · Shelter100 feetB20 B83
Next buses at this stop
- B20 …
- B83 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sutter Ave & Sheffield Ave 12 docks in all280 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.
- 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 54 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 10 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2016
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,410 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 366th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,219 more were issued.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Pennsylvania Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Pennsylvania Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Sutter Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Sutter Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 2 gardens
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 149 Danny Kaye School800 feet
- FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety School1,050 feet
- Performing Arts and Technology High School1,050 feet
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- World Academy for Total Community Health High School1,050 feet
- Police Athletic League Preschool, ages 2 to 51,240 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Pal A&m Schwartz School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grace Playground600 feet
- Artsy Bloom Community Garden840 feet
- New Jersey Avenue Community Garden940 feet
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- Duke Park1,300 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 39 Ambulance station760 feet
Houses of worship
- St John Cantius RC Church House of worship920 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #2 Police station940 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket140 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 20 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:
- Sutter Avenue & Sheffield Avenue 280 feet
- Sutter Avenue & New Jersey Avenue 280 feet
- Pennsylvania Avenue & Belmont Avenue 470 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Georgia Avenue 530 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Vermont Street 540 feet
- Blake Avenue & Pennsylvania Avenue 570 feet
- Belmont Avenue & Sheffield Avenue 740 feet
- Belmont Avenue & New Jersey Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along Pennsylvania Avenue or Sutter Avenue.