Avenue N & East 17th Street
Avenue N and East 17th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Toras Emes Kamenitz is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q1,200 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hare Apparent” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave M station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue N, 890 feet away, for the B49 and BM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue N B49, BM3890 feetB49 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM3 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1938.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 17th Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 17th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 322406.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Joseph S Gruss Yeshiva HS School670 feet
- Yeshiva Toras Emes Kamenitz School670 feet
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket0.3 miles
- Green Forest Supermarket0.4 miles
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 16th Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 18th Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 15th Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 19th Street 530 feet
- East 17th Street & Cedar Street 690 feet
- Avenue N & East 14th Street 790 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue N 870 feet
- Avenue M & East 17th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or East 17th Street.