Vermont Street & Highland Boulevard at Jackie Robinson Parkway

Vermont Street, Highland Boulevard and Jackie Robinson Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Upper Highland Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Alabama Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1917 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Alabama Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Jamaica Av/Wyona St · Q56
Within a walk
11 places
6 religious buildings, 2 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vermont Street & Highland Boulevard at Jackie Robinson Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Alabama Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2007) by Scott Redden at the Alabama Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Wyona St, 940 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Wyona St Q56
    940 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. New Jersey Ave & Jamaica Ave 12 docks in all
    1,020 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Highland Boulevard & J Robinson Parkway, 90 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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)
Cypress Hills
Elevation
102 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1917 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 54 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Highland Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Vermont Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park
    780 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    940 feet
  3. Highland Park
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Upper Highland Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Highland Boulevard, Jackie Robinson Parkway or Vermont Street.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.