Avenue J & East 19th Street
Avenue J and East 19th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Midwood Library is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1926, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave J, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Ave J Q850 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bird Laid Bare” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave J station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue J/E 18 St, 180 feet away, for the B6 and B11.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue J/E 18 St B6, B11180 feetB6 B11
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B11 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1922 and 1926.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 19th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 19th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Flatbush-Joel Braverman H School710 feet
- Touro University - Flatbush College740 feet
- Bayis V'Gan Day Care Program School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Midwood Library1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Avenue J House of worship330 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 18th Street & Avenue J 270 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue J 340 feet
- Avenue J & East 17th Street 530 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue J 630 feet
- Avenue J & East 16th Street 800 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue I 870 feet
- Avenue K & East 19th Street 880 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue J 890 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 19th Street.