Avenue R & Madison Place
Avenue R and Madison Place 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. PS 278 Playground is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/Madison Pl, is 40 feet away for the B2, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/Madison Pl, 40 feet away, for the B2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/Madison Pl B240 feetB2
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
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 July 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park820 feet
- PS 278 Playground930 feet
Houses of worship
- Madison Jewish Center House of worship1,260 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 3000 Fillmore Avenue Older adult center1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue R & Burnett Street 260 feet
- Avenue R & Marine Parkway 280 feet
- Avenue R & Stuart Street 520 feet
- East 31st Street & Avenue R 560 feet
- Quentin Road & Madison Place 780 feet
- Fillmore Avenue & Madison Place 780 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R at Haring Street 800 feet
- East 32nd Street & Avenue R 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or Madison Place.