East 15th Street & Locust Avenue
East 15th Street and Locust 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. Edward R. Murrow High School is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q1,090 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave J Q0.4 milesQ
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, 820 feet away, for the B9.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 15 St B9 · Shelter820 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 February 2026.
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
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 104 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Redmond' American linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 15th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 15th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Locust Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel School320 feet
- Edward R. Murrow High School380 feet
- New York Career Training School Trade or language school1,080 feet
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- Bais Yaakov Academy School1,100 feet
- Academy for Social Action Trade or language school1,100 feet
- Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin School1,100 feet
- Yeshiva Darche Eres - Kindergarten School1,100 feet
- YDE School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kolbert Playground1,020 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch650 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch920 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch960 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket1,080 feet
- Pomegranate Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 14 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 14th Street & Locust Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue L & East 15th Street 440 feet
- East 14th Street & Chestnut Avenue 530 feet
- East 13th Street & Locust Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 14th Street 650 feet
- Avenue L & East 14th Street 700 feet
- East 14th Street & Elm Avenue 790 feet
- East 15th Street & Chestnut Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along East 15th Street or Locust Avenue.