East 19th Street & Avenue I
East 19th Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Israel of Avenue J is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings. About 2,000 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Ave J Q0.3 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Ave H Q0.5 milesQ
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, 350 feet away, for the B49, BM1, BM3 and BM4.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue I B49, BM1, BM3, BM4350 feetB49 BM1 BM3 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM1 …
- BM3 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 19th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 19th Street
- 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.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary School470 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov High School470 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Avenue J House of worship1,130 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 18th Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue I 340 feet
- East 17th Street & Avenue I 530 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue I 630 feet
- East 16th Street & Avenue I 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 19th Street 870 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue I 890 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue J 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 19th Street.