Union Street & Portal Street
Union Street and Portal Street meet at a three-way junction in Crown Heights (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brownsville Academy High School is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Sutter Av-Rutland Rd 31,080 feet3
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 3 …
New Lots
1 line- 3 …
Also within a walk
- Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 40.4 miles3 4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Ailanthus” (2017) by Nancy Baker at the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Eastern Pkwy/Buffalo Av, 520 feet away, for the B14.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastern Pkwy/Buffalo Av B14520 feetB14
Next buses at this stop
- B14 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Buffalo Ave & E New York Ave 24 docks in all990 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1412 Eastern Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11233
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 77
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (North)
- Elevation
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1922 and 1928.
Since 2014 at least 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 112 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Portal Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Union Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Union Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 12 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Aspirations Diploma Plus High School520 feet
- Brownsville Academy High School520 feet
- Inner Force Tots Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
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- P.S. 189 the Bilingual Center School1,040 feet
- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers< Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park90 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East New York Avenue & Portal Street 390 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 98th Street 440 feet
- Eastern Parkway & Buffalo Avenue 470 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Union Street 540 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East New York Avenue 640 feet
- Rockaway Parkway & East New York Avenue 780 feet
- Union Street & East New York Avenue 800 feet
- Lincoln Place & Buffalo Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Portal Street or Union Street.