East 23rd Street & Avenue I
East 23rd Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 110 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bedford Av/Avenue I, is 590 feet away for the B6 and B11, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Avenue I, 590 feet away, for the B6 and B11.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Av/Avenue I B6, B11590 feetB6 B11
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B11 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack 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.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.8 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2020.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 110 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,740th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 86 more were issued.
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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Masores Bais Yaakov Elementary School790 feet
- Masores Bais Yaakov High School790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 22nd Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue I 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue I 530 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue I 800 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Avenue I 810 feet
- Avenue J & East 23rd Street 880 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue I 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 23rd Street.