Avenue U & Batchelder Street
Avenue U and Batchelder Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The Chateau at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/Batchelder St, is 140 feet away for the B3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Batchelder St, 140 feet away, for the B3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Batchelder St B3140 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station1,200 feet
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue U
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 3PM-7PM SUNDAY 10AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Big Dreams Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5300 feet
- Bambi Day Care III School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K390 feet
- A2z Happyland Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
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- Bambi Day Care II School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Herman Dolgon Playground980 feet
Health care
- Caring Hospice Services of New York Nursing home or hospice500 feet
- The Chateau at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice950 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Beford Bay House of worship390 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch780 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch870 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy990 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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 U & Brown Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Ford Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Haring Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & Coyle Street 530 feet
- Avenue U & Gravesend Neck Road 600 feet
- Avenue V & Batchelder Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & Bragg Street 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue U 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Batchelder Street.