Avenue T & East 17th Street

Avenue T and East 17th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nefesh Academy is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue T · B49
Within a walk
11 places
5 schools, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue T & East 17th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Ave U Q
    1,150 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Neck Rd Q
    0.5 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Seeds” (2011) by Jason Middlebrook at the Ave U station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue T, 950 feet away, for the B49.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue T B49
    950 feet
    B49

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Madison
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue T

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

South side of Avenue T

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 314134 and 316059.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Nefesh Academy School
    100 feet
  2. St Edmund Elementary School
    680 feet
  3. Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Edmund Prep High School
    1,240 feet
  2. P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
    1,270 feet
  3. J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kelly Park Playground
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Homecrest Presbyterian Church House of worship
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1413 Avenue T Older adult center
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    850 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Star Market Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue T or East 17th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.