Avenue M & East 36th Street
Avenue M and East 36th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sarsfield Playground is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/E 35 St, is 390 feet away for the B7 and B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 35 St, 390 feet away, for the B7 and B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/E 35 St B7, B82390 feetB7 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue M
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 36th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 36th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Auditory Oral School of New York Preschool680 feet
- BBB Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Yeshiva Lev Torah - Site 2 School1,050 feet
Show all 7
- The Auditory/Oral School of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
- Yeshivat Lev Torah High School1,050 feet
- Mesivta Tiferes Yisroel School1,280 feet
- Midwood Catholic Academy School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fraser Square310 feet
- Sarsfield Playground570 feet
Health care
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn Hospital1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Kings Highway United Methodist Church House of worship810 feet
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 37th Street 260 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue M 280 feet
- Kings Highway & East 36th Street 340 feet
- Kings Highway & East 35th Street 450 feet
- Avenue M & East 38th Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 36th Street 620 feet
- Kings Highway & East 37th Street 630 feet
- Avenue M & East 34th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 36th Street.