Avenue M & East 34th Street
Avenue M and East 34th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Lev Torah High School is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Fraser Sq, is 220 feet away for the B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Fraser Sq, 220 feet away, for the B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Fraser Sq B82220 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.3 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 34th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 34th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Auditory Oral School of New York Preschool160 feet
- The Auditory/Oral School of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5200 feet
- Yeshiva Lev Torah - Site 2 School630 feet
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- Yeshivat Lev Torah High School630 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fraser Square80 feet
- Sarsfield Playground1,260 feet
Health care
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn Hospital800 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Adath Yeshurun of Flatbush House of worship970 feet
- Kings Highway United Methodist Church House of worship1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & New York Avenue 260 feet
- Kings Highway & East 35th Street 390 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue M 410 feet
- Avenue M & East 32nd Street 520 feet
- Kings Highway & New York Avenue 600 feet
- Avenue M & East 36th Street 690 feet
- Kings Highway & East 36th Street 740 feet
- Avenue M & East 31st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 34th Street.