Avenue U & East 15th Street

Avenue U and East 15th 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. Young Israel of Avenue U is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about a minute on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
200 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Avenue U/E 16 St · B3
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue U & East 15th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave U Q
    200 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
    0.3 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 16 St, 130 feet away, for the B3.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/E 16 St B3
    130 feet
    B3

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 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
    0.9 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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)
Madison
Elevation
14 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue U

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

South side of Avenue U

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

East side of East 15th Street

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

West side of East 15th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304309, 304725, 309717 and 320913.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nur Kids Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Yeshivat or Hatorah School
    890 feet
  3. Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mellett Playground
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Avenue U House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Homecrest Presbyterian Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Star Market Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 27 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 15th 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.