Avenue J & East 27th Street
Avenue J and East 27th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Vyelipol is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bedford Av/Avenue J, is 580 feet away for the B6 and B11, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Avenue J, 580 feet away, for the B6 and B11.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Av/Avenue J B6, B11580 feetB6 B11
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B11 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.9 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2017
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 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 5 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 27th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 27th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- School of Electrical Education Trade or language school780 feet
- Yeshiva Vyelipol School1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,150 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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 28th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 26th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 29th Street 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue J 530 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue J 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 24th Street 800 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue I 880 feet
- Avenue K & East 27th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 27th Street.