East 15th Street & Avenue H
East 15th Street and Avenue H meet at a three-way junction in Midwood, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Avenue H Station House stands 220 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave H, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave H, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave H Q100 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave J Q0.3 milesQ
- Newkirk Plaza B, Q0.4 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Bucolic” (2012) by Ed Kopel at the Ave H station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue H, 1,150 feet away, for the B68.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue H B681,150 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue H.
- 7 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 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1910 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 15th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 15th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 93 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival. They were mostly built between 1906 and 1912.
- Avenue H Station House Designated landmark220 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 1139 Coney Island Avenue Pre-K center1,060 feet
- Hebrew Institute for the Deaf School1,090 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 14th Street & Avenue H 250 feet
- East 16th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- East 15th Street & East 15th Street Footbridge 390 feet
- East 13th Street & Avenue H 510 feet
- East 17th Street & Avenue H 540 feet
- Rugby Road & Wellington Court 550 feet
- East 12th Street & Avenue H 770 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue H 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 15th Street.