Avenue U & Haring Street
Avenue U and Haring Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Herman Dolgon Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/Nostrand Av, is 240 feet away for the B3, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Nostrand Av, 240 feet away, for the B3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Nostrand Av B3 · Shelter240 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Haring Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Haring Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 320376, 322624, 322625 and 323082.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 community center
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bambi Day Care III School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- Kings Bay Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
- Big Dreams Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5820 feet
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- A2z Happyland Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Herman Dolgon Playground820 feet
Health care
- The Chateau at Brooklyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice430 feet
- Caring Hospice Services of New York Nursing home or hospice1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Beford Bay House of worship240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Sheepshead Bay Community center1,120 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch260 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch350 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 12 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & Gravesend Neck Road 80 feet
- Avenue U & Brown Street 260 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue U 280 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Gravesend Neck Road 300 feet
- Avenue U & Batchelder Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 29th Street 560 feet
- East 29th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 600 feet
- Avenue U & Ford Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Haring Street.