East 23rd Street & Olean Street
East 23rd Street and Olean Street meet at a four-way crossing in Midwood, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Congregation Derech Emunah Viener is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ocean Av/Avenue N, is 1,050 feet away for the B49 and BM3, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1933, 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 N, 1,050 feet away, for the B49 and BM3.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Avenue N B49, BM3 · Shelter1,050 feetB49 BM3
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM3 …
Cycling
- 10 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, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.6 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 March 2020.
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 900 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 1933.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 23rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Olean Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Olean Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 197 - the Kings Highway Academy School1,140 feet
- Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K1,260 feet
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Derech Emunah Viener House of worship80 feet
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 & Bay Avenue 400 feet
- Avenue N & East 23rd Street 400 feet
- East 24th Street & Olean Street 430 feet
- East 22nd Street & Olean Street 440 feet
- Avenue N & East 22nd Street 490 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue O 580 feet
- Avenue N & East 24th Street 660 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue O 670 feet
See every intersection along East 23rd Street or Olean Street.