Avenue M & East 15th Street
Avenue M and East 15th 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. Bais Yaakov Academy is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about a minute on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them schools, and 22 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Ave M Q190 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 15 St, 110 feet away, for the B9.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 15 St B9 · Shelter110 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 15th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of East 15th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303228, 307507, 314135 and 322804.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 8 schools
- 7 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 trade or language schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
- New York Career Training School Trade or language school350 feet
- Bais Yaakov Academy School720 feet
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- Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school970 feet
- Ivdu Elementary School980 feet
- Yeshivat Shaarei Rachamim School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,020 feet
- Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School1,070 feet
- Edward R. Murrow High School1,120 feet
- Omni Childhood Center Preschool1,120 feet
- Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School1,120 feet
- YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
- P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel School1,200 feet
- Peer Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,220 feet
- Academy for Social Action Trade or language school1,300 feet
- Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School1,300 feet
- Shaare Torah School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kolbert Playground870 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch60 feet
- Chase Bank branch80 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch260 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket310 feet
- Pomegranate Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 32 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 15th Street & Elm Avenue 80 feet
- Avenue M & Elm Avenue 150 feet
- East 15th Street & Chestnut Avenue 180 feet
- Avenue M & East 14th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 16th Street 260 feet
- East 14th Street & Elm Avenue 350 feet
- East 14th Street & Chestnut Avenue 370 feet
- Avenue M & East 13th Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 15th Street.