East 16th Street & Avenue R

East 16th Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnos Esther Malka is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
920 feet · 4 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 16 St/Avenue R · B2, B31
Within a walk
14 places
6 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 16th Street & Avenue R Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 920 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    920 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 16 St/Avenue R, 40 feet away, for the B2 and B31.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 16 St/Avenue R B2, B31
    40 feet
    B2 B31

Next buses at this stop

  1. B2 …
  2. B31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1935 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
  • Turn calming, July 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Madison
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue R

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Avenue R

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 16th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 16th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 322820.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Prospect Park Bnos Leah High Sch School
    140 feet
  2. Bnos Esther Malka School
    340 feet
  3. Bnos Leah Seminary Trade or language school
    380 feet
Show all 10
  1. Prospect Park Yeshiva School
    340 feet
  2. P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School
    730 feet
  3. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School
    800 feet
  4. J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham School
    840 feet
  5. Keshet Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  6. Kings Way Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  7. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kelly Park Playground
    390 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William E Kelly Monument Monument or memorial
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,280 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue R or East 16th Street.

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