Avenue U & East 38th Street
Avenue U and East 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of Marine Park-Plumb Island. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marine Park is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 38 St, is 120 feet away for the B3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 38 St, 120 feet away, for the B3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 38 St B3120 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 38th Street.
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3902 Avenue U Gas station480 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1925 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Avenue U
- No standing 19 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 38th Street
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Scholars Learning Center IV Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park80 feet
- Lenape Playground450 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy860 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & East 37th Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Ryder Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Kimball Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 36th Street 520 feet
- Avenue V & East 38th Street 770 feet
- Avenue U & Coleman Street 780 feet
- Avenue T & East 38th Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 35th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or East 38th Street.