Avenue M & East 18th Street
Avenue M and East 18th 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. Kolbert Playground is 520 feet away, and Bais Avrohom Dkrula Spinka is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about two minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q640 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 18 St, 110 feet away, for the B9.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 18 St B9110 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 73 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.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.7 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
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 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 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
East side of East 18th Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM 2PM-4PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 18th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305027, 309104, 316889 and 316890.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 7 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school170 feet
- Ivdu Elementary School250 feet
- Yeshivat Shaarei Rachamim School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5290 feet
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- Bereshith Pre-K660 feet
- Shaare Torah High School-Girls School680 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School680 feet
- New York Career Training School Trade or language school710 feet
- Edward R. Murrow High School800 feet
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- Merkaz the Center School1,100 feet
- Joseph S Gruss Yeshiva HS School1,180 feet
- Yeshiva Toras Emes Kamenitz School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kolbert Playground520 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Midwood House of worship1,250 feet
- Bais Avrohom Dkrula Spinka House of worship1,280 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch860 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 28 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & Bay Avenue 120 feet
- East 18th Street & Elm Avenue 150 feet
- Avenue M & East 19th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 17th Street 270 feet
- East 17th Street & Elm Avenue 340 feet
- East 19th Street & Bay Avenue 360 feet
- East 17th Street & Cedar Street 460 feet
- Avenue M & East 16th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 18th Street.