Avenue M & Harden Street
Avenue M and Harden 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 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, is 280 feet away for the B9 and B41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, 280 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av B9, B41280 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 23 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 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station1,160 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 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 January 2021.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Harden Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 324178 and 327677.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Midwood Catholic Academy School380 feet
- Congregation Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- BBB Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sarsfield Playground850 feet
- Serenity Community Garden940 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Library920 feet
Houses of worship
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship610 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch450 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch910 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket620 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 43rd Street 100 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue M 200 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Harden Street 310 feet
- Avenue M & Troy Avenue 370 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Flatlands Avenue 370 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 43rd Street 520 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Baughman Place 560 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 40th Street 600 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Harden Street.