East 26th Street & Avenue O
East 26th Street and Avenue O meet at a three-way junction 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. Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/E 27 St, is 350 feet away for the B7 and B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 27 St, 350 feet away, for the B7 and B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/E 27 St B7, B82350 feetB7 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 15 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 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 December 2025.
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)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 26th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 26th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Derech Hatorah School1,110 feet
- Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K1,130 feet
- Butterfly Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pfc Norton Playground1,260 feet
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital90 feet
Houses of worship
- Kingsway Jewish Center Listed historic place970 feet
- Congregation Derech Emunah Viener House of worship1,160 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & East 27th Street 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue O 270 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue O 540 feet
- Kings Highway & East 26th Street 570 feet
- Kings Highway & East 28th Street 570 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Kings Highway 630 feet
- East 24th Street & Olean Street 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue O 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 26th Street.