Utica Avenue & Union Street
Utica Avenue and Union Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, three bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Mt Moriah Christian Academy is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Crown Hts-Utica Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 3 and 4. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Utica Avenue, 7am to 7pm.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Crown Hts-Utica Av, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Crown Hts-Utica Av 3, 4470 feet3 4
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 3 …
- 4 …
Outbound
2 lines- 3 …
- 4 …
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/Eastern Pkwy, 50 feet away, for the B46 and B46 SBS.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Eastern Pkwy B46, B46 SBS50 feetB46 B46 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
- B46 SBS …
Utica Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Carroll St & Utica Ave 20 docks in all670 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 station0.4 miles
- 170 Buffalo Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 27 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 8 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the fewest of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11213
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 35 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crown Heights (South)
- Elevation
- 106 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 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 1919 and 1925.
Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Union Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
South side of Union Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Utica Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of Utica Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 326850.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Romanesque, and built between 1927 and 1928.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 libraries
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Highlights Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Congregation Ohr Menachem School520 feet
- Mt Moriah Christian Academy School770 feet
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- Bka of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Brooklyn Kids Academy Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2830 feet
- Roots to Grow Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
- All My Children Day Care & Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park810 feet
- Lincoln Terrace Park / Arthur S. Somers Playground1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Eastern Parkway Library1,030 feet
- Eastern Parkway Learning Center Library1,040 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Cme Methodist Church House of worship290 feet
- St Mathew RC Church House of worship570 feet
- Gospel Crusade Church of the Pentecost House of worship1,080 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch760 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket420 feet
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,060 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Utica Avenue & President Street 300 feet
- Utica Avenue & Eastern Parkway 350 feet
- Utica Avenue & Carroll Street 620 feet
- Utica Avenue & Lincoln Place 700 feet
- Union Street & Schenectady Avenue 770 feet
- Union Street & Rochester Avenue 770 feet
- Utica Avenue & Crown Street 940 feet
- Utica Avenue & St Johns Place 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Union Street or Utica Avenue.