Avenue P & East 16th Street

Avenue P and East 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Etz Chaim Congregation is 970 feet away, and Advent Gravesend Church is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
620 feet · 2 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Kings Hwy/E 16 St · B7
Within a walk
24 places
8 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue P & East 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    620 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 16 St, 550 feet away, for the B7.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 16 St B7
    550 feet
    B7

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Madison
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue P

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308827, 315008 and 320493.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Free Greek Community of the "Three Ierarches" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    350 feet
  2. Bnos Israel of East Flatbush School
    610 feet
  3. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    770 feet
Show all 12
  1. Dcic Business Institute Trade or language school
    770 feet
  2. Reach for the Stars Learning Center School
    830 feet
  3. Keshet Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  4. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    940 feet
  5. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  6. Yeshivat Shaare Torah School
    1,070 feet
  7. Bet Yaakov Mekor Haim School
    1,110 feet
  8. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor School
    1,160 feet
  9. Ip Training Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Wiltshire Square
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jewish Center of Kings Highway Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Etz Chaim Congregation House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Advent Gravesend Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kingsway Post Office
    760 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 33/Engine 276/Ladder 156 Fire station
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    890 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    470 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    860 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 32 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue P or East 16th Street.

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