Avenue R & Kimball Street
Avenue R and Kimball Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Avenue R, is 890 feet away for the B9 and B41, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue R, 890 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Avenue R B9, B41 · Shelter890 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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 600 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue R
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Kimball Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 207 Elizabeth G. Leary School750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trust Triangle840 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush House of worship400 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office830 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch920 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue R & Coleman Street 260 feet
- Avenue R & Ryder Street 260 feet
- Avenue R & Hendrickson Street 520 feet
- East 38th Street & Avenue R 520 feet
- East 37th Street & Avenue R 780 feet
- Fillmore Avenue & Kimball Street 780 feet
- Quentin Road & Kimball Street 780 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue O 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or Kimball Street.