East 23rd Street & Bay Avenue
East 23rd Street and Bay Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Midwood, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Congregation Derech Emunah Viener is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ocean Av/Avenue O, is 1,080 feet away for the B49, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1936, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Avenue O, 1,080 feet away, for the B49.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue O B491,080 feetB49
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
Cycling
- 32 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station950 feet
- 1535 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 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 June 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Midwood
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Bay Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 197 - the Kings Highway Academy School740 feet
- Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K850 feet
- Promise World Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital990 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Derech Emunah Viener House of worship410 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 23rd Street & Avenue O 170 feet
- East 23rd Street & Olean Street 400 feet
- East 22nd Street & Bay Avenue 420 feet
- East 22nd Street & Avenue O 430 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue O 430 feet
- East 24th Street & Olean Street 680 feet
- East 21st Street & Avenue O 690 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue O 700 feet
See every intersection along Bay Avenue or East 23rd Street.