Avenue U & Pearson Street
Avenue U and Pearson Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 5,519 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Monsignor Crawford Field is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 57 St, is 160 feet away for the B3 and B47, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 57 St, 160 feet away, for the B3 and B47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 57 St B3, B47160 feetB3 B47
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
- B47 …
Cycling
- 2 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.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 5,519 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 144th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,230 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Northbound on Avenue U | 4,505 | 1,642 |
| Southbound on Avenue U | 1,014 | 588 |
| Total | 5,519 | 2,230 |
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 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 45 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 4 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 Field590 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Lowe's Public space50 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy420 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center120 feet
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center540 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and 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 56th Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & East 57th Street 270 feet
- Avenue U & East 55th Street 530 feet
- Avenue U & East 58th Street 540 feet
- Avenue T & Pearson Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 59th Street 800 feet
- Avenue T & East 57th Street 960 feet
- Avenue T & East 56th Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Pearson Street.