Avenue K & East 27th Street
Avenue K and East 27th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Andries Hudde is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 29 St, is 500 feet away for the BM1 and BM4, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/E 29 St, 500 feet away, for the BM1 and BM4.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 29 St BM1, BM4500 feetBM1 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
- BM4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2022
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
- 26 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue K
- 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, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Andries Hudde School760 feet
- I. S. 381 School760 feet
- P.S. 193 Gil Hodges School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Andries Playground1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Avenue K House of worship460 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 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 K & East 26th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 28th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 29th Street 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue K 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 24th Street 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue K 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 27th Street 880 feet
- Avenue L & East 27th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 27th Street.