Avenue U & East 34th Street
Avenue U and East 34th Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of Marine Park-Plumb Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 35 St, is 180 feet away for the B3, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 35 St, 180 feet away, for the B3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 35 St B3180 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3902 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach; the corner is on the edge of the Marine Park-Plumb Island area
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 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
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park70 feet
- Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park Park feature670 feet
- Lenape Playground790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & East 33rd Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & East 35th Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & East 36th Street 530 feet
- Avenue T & East 34th Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 37th Street 800 feet
- Avenue T & East 35th Street 1,040 feet
- Avenue T & East 33rd Street 1,040 feet
- Avenue U & East 38th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or East 34th Street.