Avenue N & East 4th Street

Avenue N and East 4th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nesivos Bais Yaakov Boys is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave N, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave N
910 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Avenue N/E 3 St · B9
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue N & East 4th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave N, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Ave N F
    910 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave P F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Push/Pull” (2018) by Lisa Sigal at the Ave N station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/E 3 St, 170 feet away, for the B9.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue N/E 3 St B9
    170 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue N

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue N

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of East 4th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 4th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Starting Point Services for Children Preschool
    950 feet
  3. Nesivos Bais Yaakov Boys School
    1,050 feet
Show all 6
  1. Supreme Evaluation Preschool
    950 feet
  2. Yeshiva of Brooklyn School
    1,080 feet
  3. Yeshivat Mekor Haim HS School
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and ten 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue N or East 4th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.