East 14th Street & Elm Avenue

East 14th Street and Elm Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about two minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them schools, and 21 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave M
470 feet · 2 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Avenue M/E 15 St · B9
Within a walk
27 places
10 schools, 8 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 14th Street & Elm Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave M, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Ave M Q
    470 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hare Apparent” (2011) by Rita MacDonald at the Ave M station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue M/E 15 St, 320 feet away, for the B9.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue M/E 15 St B9 · Shelter
    320 feet
    B9
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
44
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midwood
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 14th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 14th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Elm Avenue

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

South side of Elm Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303943 and 318487.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bais Yaakov Academy School
    370 feet
  2. Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  3. New York Career Training School Trade or language school
    640 feet
Show all 18
  1. Omni Childhood Center Preschool
    840 feet
  2. P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel School
    850 feet
  3. Peer Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    870 feet
  4. Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School
    960 feet
  5. Shaare Torah School
    960 feet
  6. Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School
    1,010 feet
  7. YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  8. Yesodot Hatorah-Girls School
    1,140 feet
  9. Bet Yaakov Ohr Sarah School
    1,150 feet
  10. Edward R. Murrow High School
    1,170 feet
  11. Academy for Social Action Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  12. Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School
    1,190 feet
  13. Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  14. Ivdu Elementary School
    1,270 feet
  15. Yeshivat Shaarei Rachamim School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kolbert Playground
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    410 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    430 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. Pomegranate Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 14th Street or Elm Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.