East 17th Street & Cedar Street
East 17th Street and Cedar Street meet at a three-way junction in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kolbert Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave M, is about two minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Ave M Q560 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 18 St, 380 feet away, for the B9.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue M/E 18 St B9380 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 westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 April 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
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 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 1930 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 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 17th Street (east 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
West side of East 17th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307959 and 322406.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Beacon Healthcare School Trade or language school620 feet
- Ivdu Elementary School640 feet
- Yeshivat Shaarei Rachamim School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5680 feet
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- New York Career Training School Trade or language school630 feet
- Edward R. Murrow High School900 feet
- Red Hat Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- Bereshith Pre-K1,040 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky School1,060 feet
- Shaare Torah High School-Girls School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kolbert Playground650 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch710 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch780 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch980 feet
Supermarkets
- Mountain Fruit of Ave M Supermarket630 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 28 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 17th Street 190 feet
- East 17th Street & Elm Avenue 260 feet
- East 16th Street & Cedar Street 280 feet
- Avenue M & East 16th Street 460 feet
- Avenue M & East 18th Street 460 feet
- East 17th Street & Chestnut Avenue 520 feet
- East 18th Street & Elm Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue M & Elm Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Cedar Street or East 17th Street.