Avenue M & East 12th Street
Avenue M and East 12th Street meet at a five-way junction 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. Bais Yaakov Academy is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q960 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hare Apparent” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave M station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue M/E 13 St, 250 feet away, for the B9.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 13 St B9250 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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.
- 3 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
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2016
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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 96 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Chestnut Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Chestnut Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
East side of East 12th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
West side of East 12th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311448 and 313698.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 9 schools
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 trade or language schools
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School290 feet
- Omni Childhood Center Preschool340 feet
- YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K390 feet
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- Bais Yaakov Academy School510 feet
- Academy for Social Action Trade or language school520 feet
- Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School520 feet
- P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel School590 feet
- Peer Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5600 feet
- Shaare Torah School690 feet
- Bais Frieda Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5860 feet
- Yesodot Hatorah-Girls School880 feet
- Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School890 feet
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
- New York Career Training School Trade or language school1,130 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretsky School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
- Cong Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School1,170 feet
- Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Agudas Achim of Midwood House of worship780 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch190 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch590 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket1,090 feet
- Pomegranate Supermarket1,300 feet
- Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 12th Street & Locust Avenue 240 feet
- Avenue M & East 13th Street 260 feet
- East 12th Street & Elm Avenue 280 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue M 280 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Chestnut Avenue 300 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Locust Avenue 430 feet
- East 13th Street & Elm Avenue 480 feet
- East 13th Street & Locust Avenue 510 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M, Chestnut Avenue or East 12th Street.