Avenue U & East 14th Street

Avenue U and East 14th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mellett Playground is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about two minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Avenue U & East 14th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Ave U Q
    460 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, 180 feet away, for the B3.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 51 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
    0.4 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
    1.9 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.

  • 11 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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)
Madison
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and October 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 14th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 14th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307038, 308617, 311821 and 319943.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Nur Kids Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    300 feet
  2. Yeshivat or Hatorah School
    630 feet
  3. Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mellett Playground
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Avenue U House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Homecrest Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1413 Avenue T Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Star Market Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 25 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue U or East 14th 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.