East 23rd Street & Avenue V
East 23rd Street and Avenue V meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nachlath Zion Jewish Center is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Neck Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Neck Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Neck Rd Q0.4 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “West Wall, East Light, Morning” (2011) by Mary Temple at the Neck Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/E 23 St, 860 feet away, for the B3.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/E 23 St B3860 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Gravesend Neck Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue V
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of East 23rd Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb School270 feet
- Brooklyn Star Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K530 feet
- Blue's Clue's DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K700 feet
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- Yeshivat Ohel Torah School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Galapo Playground310 feet
Houses of worship
- Nachlath Zion Jewish Center House of worship120 feet
- Ocean Avenue Jewish Center House of worship1,010 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2600 Ocean Avenue Older adult center1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Star Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 23rd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 40 feet
- Avenue V & Gravesend Neck Road 120 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue V 260 feet
- East 22nd Street & Gravesend Neck Road 270 feet
- East 24th Street & Gravesend Neck Road 320 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue V 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue V 530 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or East 23rd Street.