East 21st Street & Avenue J
East 21st Street and Avenue J meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Israel of Avenue J is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave J, is about six minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1931, 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 …
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 Avenue J/Ocean Av, 270 feet away, for the B6 and B11.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue J/Ocean Av B6, B11270 feetB6 B11
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B11 …
Cycling
- 11 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 cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1922 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 21st Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 21st Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1800 and 1803.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary School1,150 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov High School1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Avenue J House of worship960 feet
- E Midwood Jewish Center House of worship1,310 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 22nd Street & Avenue J 260 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue J 290 feet
- Avenue J & East 23rd Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 19th Street 630 feet
- Avenue J & East 24th Street 780 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue K 880 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue I 880 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue J 890 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 21st Street.