Avenue U & East 13th Street

Avenue U and East 13th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat or Hatorah is 370 feet away, and the Engine 254/Ladder 153 firehouse is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
720 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Avenue U/E 13 St · B3
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue U & East 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Ave U Q
    720 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
    0.4 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 Avenue U/E 13 St, 110 feet away, for the B3.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/E 13 St B3
    110 feet
    B3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 47 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of East 13th Street

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

West side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303116, 309453, 310347 and 311821.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat or Hatorah School
    370 feet
  2. Nur Kids Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  3. Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Becec School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mellett Playground
    770 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Beth-El Jewish Center of Flatbush Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Avenue U House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Homecrest Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 254/Ladder 153 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Star Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 22 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue U or East 13th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.