Avenue U & East 5th Street
Avenue U and East 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth El Flatbush Congregation is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 11 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Ave U F0.3 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 5 St, 90 feet away, for the B3.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 5 St B390 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue U
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 5th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 5th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Beth El Flatbush Congregation House of worship520 feet
- Shaare Zion Congregation House of worship680 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & East 4th Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Ocean Parkway 380 feet
- Avenue U & East 3rd Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 7th Street 770 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue V 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 2nd Street 780 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue T 830 feet
- East 4th Street & Avenue V 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or East 5th Street.