Van Siclen Avenue & Liberty Avenue

Van Siclen Avenue and Liberty Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Second Calvary Baptist Church is 510 feet away, and St Michaels Church is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
910 feet · 3 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Atlantic Av/Van Siclen Av · Q24, T340
Within a walk
29 places
19 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Siclen Avenue & Liberty Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av C
    910 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    970 feet
    J Z
  2. Liberty Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Van Siclen Av, 470 feet away, for the Q24 and T340.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Van Siclen Av Q24, T340
    470 feet
    Q24 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenck Ave & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    860 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Van Siclen Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Van Siclen Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance / Romanesque Revival, and built between 1906 and 1907.

  1. Empire State Dairy Company Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Baybee Lounge Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    470 feet
  2. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS School
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East End Community Garden
    500 feet
  2. Escape to Nature Garden
    710 feet
  3. Clara's Garden
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    1,010 feet
  2. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 75th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Fiorentino Plaza Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Second Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    630 feet
  3. St Michaels Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 332/Ladder 175 Fire station
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Liberty Avenue or Van Siclen Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.