Avenue U & East 16th Street

Avenue U and East 16th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat or Hatorah is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about a minute on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
110 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Avenue U/E 16 St · B3
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue U & East 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave U, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave U Q
    110 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, 70 feet away, for the B3.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/E 16 St B3
    70 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Gravesend Neck Road 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

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)
Madison
Elevation
13 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 1925 and 1961.

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 March 2026, 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

East side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 9AM-4PM ALL DAYS

West side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308812, 315730, 316229 and 316488.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Nur Kids Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  2. Nefesh Academy School
    1,080 feet
  3. Yeshivat or Hatorah School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mellett Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Avenue U House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Homecrest Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1413 Avenue T Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    80 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Star Market Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 28 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 16th 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.