Vermont Street & Jamaica Avenue

Vermont Street and Jamaica Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. George Walker Jr. Park is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Alabama Av, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Alabama Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Jamaica Av/Wyona St · Q56
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vermont Street & Jamaica Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Alabama Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Alabama Av J, Z
    0.3 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
    0.3 miles
    J Z
  2. Liberty Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

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, 260 feet away, for the Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Vermont Street.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 400 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 43 Pennsylvania Avenue Gas station
    1,140 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019

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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 103 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Vermont Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Vermont Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Uncommon Leadership CHS School
    260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Walker Jr. Park
    100 feet
  2. George Walker Jr. Park Playground
    260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mision Cristiana Bethesda House of worship
    460 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East New York Post Office
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Vermont Street.

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