Avenue V & East 38th Street
Avenue V and East 38th Street meet at a three-way junction in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, at the edge of Marine Park-Plumb Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lenape Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue U/E 38 St, is 840 feet away for the B3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 38 St, 840 feet away, for the B3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 38 St B3840 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue V and East 38th Street.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3902 Avenue U Gas station1,250 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Marine Park-Plumb Island area
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Avenue V
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 38th Street
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marine Park320 feet
- Lenape Playground670 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue V & Ryder Street 260 feet
- Avenue V & Kimball Street 520 feet
- Avenue U & East 38th Street 770 feet
- Avenue V & Coleman Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 37th Street 1,030 feet
- Avenue U & Ryder Street 1,030 feet
- Avenue V & Hendrickson Street 1,040 feet
- Avenue U & Kimball Street 1,290 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 38th Street.