Coney Island Avenue & Avenue J

Coney Island Avenue and Avenue J meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Talmud Torah of Flatbush is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about five minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
19 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave J
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Avenue J/Coney Island Av · B6, B11
Within a walk
16 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Coney Island Avenue & Avenue J Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave J, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Ave J Q
    1,180 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bird Laid Bare” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave J station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue J/Coney Island Av, 60 feet away, for the B6 and B11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue J/Coney Island Av B6, B11
    60 feet
    B6 B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    1,070 feet
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 1981
  • Turn calming, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midwood
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue J

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue J

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-5PM

West side of Coney Island Avenue

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7:30AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309721 and 310382.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Pathway Study Center Inc (The) School
    380 feet
  2. Sunny Clouds Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  3. Aleph Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bnot Chaya Academy School
    910 feet
  2. Yeshivah of Flatbush Es School
    1,120 feet
  3. Smart Stars Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  4. Bayis V'Gan Day Care Program School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Talmud Torah of Flatbush House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Young Israel of Flatbush Listed historic place
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midwood Post Office
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pomegranate Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue J or Coney Island Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.