Avenue M & East 38th Street
Avenue M and East 38th 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 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Ryder St, is 820 feet away for the B7, B82 and B82 SBS, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Ryder St, 820 feet away, for the B7, B82 and B82 SBS.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Ryder St B7, B82, B82 SBS820 feetB7 B82 B82 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B82 …
- B82 SBS …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 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 one crash 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 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 38th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 38th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- BBB Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- Midwood Catholic Academy School790 feet
- Auditory Oral School of New York Preschool1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sarsfield Playground50 feet
- Fraser Square830 feet
Houses of worship
- Kings Highway United Methodist Church House of worship730 feet
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship740 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch880 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,050 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 37th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & Ryder Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 38th Street 290 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Kimball Street 370 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Ryder Street at Coleman Street 380 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Lotts Lane 410 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue M 460 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Ryder Street 470 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 38th Street.