Avenue M & Schenectady Avenue
Avenue M and Schenectady Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Judah Congregation is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue M, is 890 feet away for the B46, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue M, 890 feet away, for the B46.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue M B46890 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Okame' cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Schenectady Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Schenectady Avenue
- Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 319181.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built in 1747.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Learning Ladder Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House Listed historic place440 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 48th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 46th Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 49th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 45th Street 530 feet
- Avenue M & Troy Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue L & Schenectady Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue M & Utica Avenue 810 feet
- Avenue N & Schenectady Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Schenectady Avenue.