East 15th Street & Chestnut Avenue

East 15th Street and Chestnut Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kolbert Playground is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about a minute on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave M
370 feet · 1 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Avenue M/E 15 St · B9
Within a walk
18 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave M, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave M Q
    370 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, 270 feet away, for the B9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 72 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.5 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes 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 October 2025.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Redmond' American linden and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Chestnut Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-7AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

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 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of East 15th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307507 and 314135.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. New York Career Training School Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. Bais Yaakov Academy School
    890 feet
Show all 11
  1. Edward R. Murrow High School
    940 feet
  2. Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School
    1,020 feet
  3. Yeshivat Shaarei Rachamim School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,150 feet
  4. Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  5. Ivdu Elementary School
    1,160 feet
  6. Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School
    1,190 feet
  7. Omni Childhood Center Preschool
    1,240 feet
  8. YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kolbert Playground
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    200 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 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 Chestnut Avenue or East 15th Street.

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.