East 15th Street & Avenue I

East 15th Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Israel of Flatbush is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1948, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave J
950 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
Avenue J/E 16 St · B6, B11
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 15th Street & Avenue I Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave J, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Ave J Q
    950 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave H Q
    980 feet
    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/E 16 St, 1,050 feet away, for the B6 and B11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue J/E 16 St B6, B11
    1,050 feet
    B6 B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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
    1,250 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
44 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midwood
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1948.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue I

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of Avenue I

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of East 15th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 15th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311810 and 323166.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Hebrew Institute for the Deaf School
    300 feet
  2. Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School
    540 feet
  3. Aleph Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bayis V'Gan Day Care Program School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,110 feet
  2. Bnot Chaya Academy School
    1,180 feet
  3. Touro University - Flatbush College
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel of Flatbush Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Midwood Post Office
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 13 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue I or East 15th Street.

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