East 17th Street & Avenue I
East 17th Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1948, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave J, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Ave J Q1,150 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- 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 Ocean Av/Avenue I, 880 feet away, for the B49, BM1, BM3 and BM4.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue I B49, BM1, BM3, BM4880 feetB49 BM1 BM3 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM1 …
- BM3 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 1925 and 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 17th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 17th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 1 library
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Flatbush-Joel Braverman H School870 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary School1,000 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov High School1,000 feet
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- Touro University - Flatbush College1,080 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Midwood Library980 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Avenue J House of worship1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 18th Street & Avenue I 270 feet
- East 16th Street & Avenue I 270 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue I 530 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue I 870 feet
- Avenue J & East 17th Street 880 feet
- Avenue J & East 16th Street 1,150 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue J 1,150 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue I 1,160 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 17th Street.