East 17th Street & Avenue V

East 17th Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Ohel Torah is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Neck Rd
930 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Ocean Av/Avenue V · B49, B102
Within a walk
8 places
5 religious buildings, 1 older adult center and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 17th Street & Avenue V Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Neck Rd Q
    930 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. Q …
Southbound
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U Q
    1,160 feet
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue V, 940 feet away, for the B49 and B102.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ocean Av/Avenue V B49, B102
    940 feet
    B49 B102

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …
  2. B102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.9 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2017

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue V

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue V

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309479 and 310967.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Ohel Torah School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mellett Playground
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Star Market Supermarket
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 17 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 V or East 17th Street.

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