Avenue U & Ryder Street
Avenue U and Ryder Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lenape Playground is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/Kimball St, is 160 feet away for the B3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 19 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/Kimball St, 160 feet away, for the B3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/Kimball St B3160 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3902 Avenue U Gas station220 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022
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
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Avenue U
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Scholars Learning Center IV Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K610 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park340 feet
- Lenape Playground710 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy590 feet
Other stores
- Target Store1,240 feet
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue U & Kimball Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & East 38th Street 260 feet
- Avenue U & Coleman Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 37th Street 520 feet
- Avenue V & Ryder Street 770 feet
- Avenue U & Hendrickson Street 780 feet
- Avenue T & Ryder Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 36th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or Ryder Street.