Avenue N & East 27th Street
Avenue N and East 27th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue N, is 880 feet away for the B44, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue N, 880 feet away, for the B44.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue N B44880 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station1,100 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1,250 feet
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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 44 and 45 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 27th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 27th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 1340 East 29th Street Pre-K center950 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church House of worship1,020 feet
- Congregation Derech Emunah Viener House of worship1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 28th Street 260 feet
- Avenue N & East 26th Street 260 feet
- Avenue N & East 29th Street 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue N 530 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue N 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 24th Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 27th Street 880 feet
- Kings Highway & East 27th Street 980 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or East 27th Street.