Wells Street & Chestnut Court

Wells Street and Chestnut Court meet at a three-way junction in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. City Line Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Euclid Av, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Euclid Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Euclid Av/Liberty Av · B13
Within a walk
17 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wells Street & Chestnut Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Euclid 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. Euclid Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Queens
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Norwood Av J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Euclid Av/Liberty Av, 650 feet away, for the B13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Euclid Av/Liberty Av B13
    650 feet
    B13

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

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 September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York-City Line
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School
    420 feet
  2. Career Academy of New York Trade or language school
    490 feet
  3. Great Oaks Health Academy Trade or language school
    490 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center # 5 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. City Line Park
    40 feet
  2. City Line Park Playground
    60 feet
  3. Crystal Wells Community Garden
    310 feet
Show all 4
  1. Green Gems Garden
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Talmud Torah Atereth Israel Listed historic place
    500 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    910 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 236 Fire station
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Golden Farms Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Chestnut Court or Wells Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.