East 22nd Street & Avenue R
East 22nd Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshivat Kinyan Torah is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about ten minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kings Hwy B, Q0.5 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/E 22 St, 40 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/E 22 St B2, B3140 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 1.9 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
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 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1937.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the silver maple.
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 550 feet
- Yeshivat Kinyan Torah School140 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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 21st Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue R 520 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue R 550 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue R 790 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue S 860 feet
- East 19th Street & Avenue R 890 feet
- East 22nd Street & Quentin Road 910 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or East 22nd Street.