Avenue M & Troy Avenue
Avenue M and Troy Avenue 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. Flatlands Library is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, is 650 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 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, 650 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av B9, B41650 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Troy Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Midwood Catholic Academy School750 feet
- Congregation Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden720 feet
- Sarsfield Playground1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Library550 feet
- Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House Listed historic place1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship980 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch820 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket990 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store640 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 43rd Street 270 feet
- Avenue M & East 45th Street 270 feet
- Troy Avenue & Baughman Place 290 feet
- Avenue M & Harden Street 370 feet
- Avenue M & East 46th Street 530 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue M 580 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Troy Avenue 620 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Baughman Place 670 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Troy Avenue.