Thomas S Boyland Street & Livonia Avenue

Thomas S Boyland Street and Livonia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It's All About Brownsville is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Rockaway Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 3. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
15 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Rockaway Av
840 feet · 3 min on foot · 3
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Rockaway Av/Livonia Av · B60
Within a walk
18 places
6 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Thomas S Boyland Street & Livonia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Rockaway Av, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Rockaway Av 3
    840 feet
    3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 3 …
New Lots
1 line
  1. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Saratoga Av 3
    1,020 feet
    3
  2. Junius St 3
    0.5 miles
    3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Paroles Vagabondes/Wisdom Along the Way” (2017) by Béatrice Lebreton at the Rockaway Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Av/Livonia Av, 870 feet away, for the B60.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Av/Livonia Av B60
    870 feet
    B60

Next buses at this stop

  1. B60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Thomas S Boyland Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dumont Ave & Thomas S. Boyland St 17 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 24 Dumont Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
41
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 508 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Livonia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Livonia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Thomas S Boyland Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne, and built between 1937 and 1939.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sco Family of Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  2. P.A.L./W.O.C.E. Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  3. Riverdale Avenue Community School
    1,270 feet
Show all 5
  1. Riverdale Avenue Middle School
    1,270 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Pal World Creative School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. It's All About Brownsville Garden
    50 feet
  2. Betsy Head Park
    60 feet
  3. Imagination Playground at Betsy Head Playground
    670 feet
Show all 5
  1. Living Laboratory Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather) Garden
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Little Rock Baptist Church House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Cornerstone Pentecostal Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. First Baptist Church Brownsville House of worship
    610 feet
Show all 6
  1. Peoples Baptist Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries House of worship
    1,250 feet
  3. New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betsy Head Pool Swimming pool
    410 feet
  2. Betsy Head Field House Recreation center · landmark
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Green Village Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Livonia Avenue or Thomas S Boyland Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.