East 13th Street & Avenue R

East 13th Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them schools, and 11 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Coney Island Av/Avenue R · B68
Within a walk
26 places
7 schools, 7 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 13th Street & Avenue R Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue R, 660 feet away, for the B68.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Coney Island Av/Avenue R B68 · Shelter
    660 feet
    B68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue R

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue R

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309106 and 313871.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School
    110 feet
  2. Prospect Park Bnos Leah High Sch School
    920 feet
  3. Ateret Torah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
Show all 18
  1. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  2. Little Pickles Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Sam Consulting Services Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  4. Viva Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  5. Bet Yaakov Ateret Torah School
    1,120 feet
  6. Bet Yakov Ateret Torah High School
    1,120 feet
  7. Bnos Esther Malka School
    1,120 feet
  8. Prospect Park Yeshiva School
    1,120 feet
  9. Ip Training Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  10. Bnos Leah Seminary Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  11. Dialexton School of Allied Health PR Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  12. Magic Touch Beauty Inst Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  13. Touch Beauty School (The) Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  14. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  15. Yeshiva of Belle Harbor School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kelly Park Playground
    890 feet
  2. Sgt. Joyce Kilmer Square
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William E Kelly Monument Monument or memorial
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Etz Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue R or East 13th Street.

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