Avenue M & East 37th Street
Avenue M and East 37th Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Fraser Square is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/E 35 St, is 650 feet away for the B7 and B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 35 St, 650 feet away, for the B7 and B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/E 35 St B7, B82650 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 station0.3 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
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 1939.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 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 January 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 37th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 37th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- BBB Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- Auditory Oral School of New York Preschool940 feet
- Midwood Catholic Academy School1,050 feet
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- The Auditory/Oral School of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
- Yeshiva Lev Torah - Site 2 School1,310 feet
- Yeshivat Lev Torah High School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sarsfield Playground310 feet
- Fraser Square570 feet
Houses of worship
- Kings Highway United Methodist Church House of worship680 feet
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship1,000 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,140 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,310 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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 nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 36th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 38th Street 260 feet
- Kings Highway & East 37th Street 450 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 37th Street 460 feet
- Avenue M & Ryder Street 530 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue M 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 38th Street 550 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 38th Street 580 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 37th Street.