Utica Avenue & Empire Boulevard
Utica Avenue and Empire Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 269 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Kids-Centric, Inc Medgar Evers is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Crown Hts-Utica Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 3 and 4. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Crown Hts-Utica Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 40.4 miles3 4
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 3 …
- 4 …
Outbound
2 lines- 3 …
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The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Good Morning and Good Night” (2004) by Hugo Consuegra at the Crown Hts-Utica Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Empire Blvd, 70 feet away, for the B17 and B46 SBS.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Empire Blvd B17, B46 SBS · Shelter70 feetB17 B46 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
- B46 SBS …
Utica Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Empire Boulevard and Utica Avenue.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Utica Ave & E New York Ave 16 docks in all210 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station610 feet
- 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 31 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 269 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 151st most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 3, 142 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11213
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1939.
Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Columbia' London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Empire Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Empire Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Utica Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of Utica Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 320023 and 339505.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Y & y Home & Health Care MGMT Trade or language school540 feet
- All My Children Day Care & Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery Preschool940 feet
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- The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
- Seneca Village Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,140 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc Medgar Evers School1,160 feet
- Uncommon Schools School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel Crusade Church of the Pentecost House of worship500 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,120 feet
- CTown Supermarket1,150 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,230 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store670 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 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 nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Utica Avenue & East New York Avenue at Remsen Avenue 120 feet
- Empire Boulevard & Lefferts Avenue 220 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 91st Street 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Montgomery Street 290 feet
- Utica Avenue & East New York Avenue 290 feet
- East New York Avenue & Remsen Avenue 330 feet
- East New York Avenue & East 92nd Street 520 feet
- Utica Avenue & Maple Street 550 feet
See every intersection along Empire Boulevard or Utica Avenue.