Avenue J & East 26th Street
Avenue J and East 26th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Bedford Av/Avenue J, is 320 feet away for the B6 and B11, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, eight of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Avenue J, 320 feet away, for the B6 and B11.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Av/Avenue J B6, B11320 feetB6 B11
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B11 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 28 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 26th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 26th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- School of Electrical Education Trade or language school1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 27th Street 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue J 270 feet
- Avenue J & East 28th Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 24th Street 540 feet
- Avenue J & East 29th Street 780 feet
- Avenue J & East 23rd Street 800 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue I 880 feet
- Avenue K & East 26th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 26th Street.