Avenue M & East 29th Street
Avenue M and East 29th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue M, is 320 feet away for the B44 and BM4, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue M, 320 feet away, for the B44 and BM4.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue M B44, BM4320 feetB44 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers810 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
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)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 29th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 29th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 317279.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 1340 East 29th Street Pre-K center450 feet
- The Auditory/Oral School of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 51,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Andries Playground1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church House of worship270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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 M & East 28th Street 260 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue M 280 feet
- Avenue M & East 27th Street 520 feet
- Avenue M & East 31st Street 560 feet
- Avenue M & East 26th Street 780 feet
- Avenue M & East 32nd Street 820 feet
- Avenue N & East 29th Street 880 feet
- Avenue L & East 29th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 29th Street.