Avenue U & East 57th Street
Avenue U and East 57th Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Monsignor Crawford Field is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 57 St, is 120 feet away for the B3 and B47, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 57 St, 120 feet away, for the B3 and B47.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 57 St B3, B47120 feetB3 B47
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
- B47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 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 1955 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Avenue U
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 10AM-10PM ALL DAYS
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 public space
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Monsignor Crawford Field320 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Lowe's Public space210 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy150 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center70 feet
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center810 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & Pearson Street 270 feet
- Avenue U & East 58th Street 280 feet
- Avenue U & East 56th Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 59th Street 530 feet
- Avenue U & East 60th Street 790 feet
- Avenue U & East 55th Street 800 feet
- Avenue T & East 57th Street 870 feet
- Avenue T & Fillmore Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or East 57th Street.