Avenue M & East 22nd Street
Avenue M and East 22nd 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. Shaare Torah High School-Girls is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about seven minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1962, 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q0.3 milesQ
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 Ocean Av/Avenue M, 630 feet away, for the B9, B49 and T464.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue M B9, B49, T464630 feetB9 B49 T464
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B49 …
- T464 …
Cycling
- 15 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, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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 1,100 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 1962.
Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 22nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 22nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Shaare Torah High School-Girls School740 feet
- Merkaz the Center School840 feet
- Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 21st Street & Avenue M 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 23rd Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 24th Street 520 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue M 550 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue M 790 feet
- Avenue N & East 22nd Street 880 feet
- Avenue L & East 22nd Street 880 feet
- Avenue M & East 19th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 22nd Street.