Avenue M & East 70th Street
Avenue M and East 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Basin Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 68 St/Avenue N, is 0.3 miles away for the B41, B46 and B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 68 St/Avenue N, 0.3 miles away, for the B41, B46 and B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 68 St/Avenue N B41, B46, B470.3 milesB41 B46 B47
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
- B46 …
- B47 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack 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.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1986.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the mulberry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area1,090 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,200 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center830 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 69th Street 360 feet
- Avenue M & East 72nd Street 420 feet
- Avenue M & Georgetown Lane 620 feet
- East 72nd Street & Bergen Court 690 feet
- Avenue M & East 68th Street 730 feet
- Avenue M & East 73rd Street 750 feet
- Avenue L & East 70th Street 770 feet
- Avenue N & East 70th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 70th Street.