Avenue R & Coleman Street
Avenue R and Coleman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Avenue R, is 630 feet away for the B9 and B41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue R, 630 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Avenue R B9, B41 · Shelter630 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1,290 feet
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue R
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue R
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Coleman Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary School770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trust Triangle580 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush House of worship150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office570 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 309/Ladder 159 Fire station1,260 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch650 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue R & Hendrickson Street 260 feet
- Avenue R & Kimball Street 260 feet
- Avenue R & Ryder Street 520 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue O 540 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue O 660 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 730 feet
- Fillmore Avenue & Coleman Street 780 feet
- Quentin Road & Coleman Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or Coleman Street.