East 21st Street & Avenue T
East 21st Street and Avenue T meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nefesh Academy is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Ave U Q0.4 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Seeds” (2011) by Jason Middlebrook at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue T, 410 feet away, for the B49.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue T B49410 feetB49
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
Cycling
- 24 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 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
- 17 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.
Since 2014 at least 32 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 21st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of East 21st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311123 and 321808.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 schools
Schools and child care
- St Edmund Elementary School640 feet
- St Edmund Prep High School660 feet
- Nefesh Academy School1,190 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch900 feet
Supermarkets
- Star Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 T 260 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue T 290 feet
- Avenue T & East 23rd Street 520 feet
- Avenue T & East 19th Street 630 feet
- Avenue T & East 24th Street 780 feet
- Avenue U & East 21st Street 830 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue S 880 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue T 890 feet
See every intersection along Avenue T or East 21st Street.