Avenue U & East 68th Street
Avenue U and East 68th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Temple Sholom of Flatbush is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 69 St, is 360 feet away for the B3 and BM1, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 69 St, 360 feet away, for the B3 and BM1.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 69 St B3, BM1360 feetB3 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
- BM1 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.4 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 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
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue U
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
East side of East 68th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 68th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Birch Family Services - Mill Basin School180 feet
- Aleph Daycare 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K210 feet
- St Bernard Catholic Academy School790 feet
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- Talmud Torah of Crown Heights School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hickman Playground820 feet
- Barone Triangle860 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Sholom of Flatbush House of worship180 feet
- Flatbush Park Jewish Center House of worship1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2075 East 68th Street Older adult center180 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch670 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket570 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & East 67th Street 270 feet
- Avenue U & East 69th Street 280 feet
- Avenue U & East 66th Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 70th Street 560 feet
- Avenue T & East 68th Street 720 feet
- Avenue U & East 65th Street 790 feet
- East 69th Street & Veterans Avenue 810 feet
- Avenue U & East 71st Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or East 68th Street.