Sutter Avenue & Powell Street
Sutter Avenue and Powell Street meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Low Houses development. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 137 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Seth Low Community Center is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutter Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Sutter Av L570 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Canarsie
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Junius St 30.3 miles3
- Livonia Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Habitat for the Yellow Bird” (2007) by Takayo Noda at the Sutter Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Sutter Av/Powell St, 130 feet away, for the B14.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sutter Av/Powell St B14130 feetB14
Next buses at this stop
- B14 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Powell Street and Sutter Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sutter Ave & Junius St 18 docks in all330 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station970 feet
- 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 17 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2021
- Turn calming, January 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 137 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,707th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 83 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11212
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16
- City Council district
- 37 and 41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 73
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brownsville
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1953 and 1967.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Low Houses development.
Since 2014 at least 194 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Powell Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-3PM
West side of Powell Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Sutter Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Sutter Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 2 community centers
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Nat Azarow Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- P.S. 150 Christopher School650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Carter G. Woodson Children's Park560 feet
- Dr. Green Playground850 feet
- Powell Playground1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Beth-El Church House of worship710 feet
Community centers and public services
- Seth Low Community Center1,030 feet
- Older adult center at 137 Belmont Avenue Older adult center1,030 feet
- Van Dyke Community Center1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,080 feet
- Family Dollar Store1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 15 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 & Sackman Street 250 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Junius Street 270 feet
- Belmont Avenue & Powell Street 470 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Christopher Avenue 510 feet
- Sutter Avenue & Van Sinderen Avenue 540 feet
- Blake Avenue & Powell Street 570 feet
- Belmont Avenue & Junius Street 720 feet
- Belmont Avenue & Sackman Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Powell Street or Sutter Avenue.