East 16th Street & Cedar Street
East 16th Street and Cedar Street meet at a three-way junction in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ivdu Elementary School is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about a minute on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave M, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Ave M Q310 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- 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, 260 feet away, for the B9.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 15 St B9260 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 58 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Friday on East 16th Street (west side).
North side of Cedar Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Cedar Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 16th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311979 and 321767.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- New York Career Training School Trade or language school430 feet
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Ivdu Elementary School920 feet
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- Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school900 feet
- Yeshivat Shaarei Rachamim School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5950 feet
- Bais Yaakov Academy School1,180 feet
- Edward R. Murrow High School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kolbert Playground930 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch510 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch580 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch780 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket430 feet
- Pomegranate Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 30 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 16th Street 260 feet
- East 17th Street & Cedar Street 280 feet
- Avenue M & Elm Avenue 370 feet
- Avenue M & East 17th Street 470 feet
- Avenue M & East 15th Street 520 feet
- East 15th Street & Elm Avenue 540 feet
- East 17th Street & Elm Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue N & East 16th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Cedar Street or East 16th Street.