East 21st Street & Avenue R
East 21st Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Kinyan Torah is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kings Hwy B, Q0.4 milesB Q
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- Q …
Southbound
2 lines- B …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/Ocean Av, 260 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/Ocean Av B2, B31260 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
Cycling
- 8 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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 1,800 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 1927 and 1941.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue R
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Alaphim Preschool, ages 2 to 5310 feet
- Yeshivat Kinyan Torah School400 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Green Forest Supermarket0.5 miles
- Okka Foods Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 22nd Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue R 290 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue R 520 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue R 630 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue R 780 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue S 860 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue R 890 feet
- East 21st Street & Quentin Road 910 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or East 21st Street.