East 26th Street & Avenue R
East 26th Street and Avenue R 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. James Madison High School is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/E 27 St, is 250 feet away for the B2 and B31, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/E 27 St, 250 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/E 27 St B2, B31250 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Alaphim Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
- Yeshivat Kinyan Torah School1,040 feet
- James Madison High School1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue R 270 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue R 520 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue R 540 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue R 780 feet
- East 23rd Street & Avenue R 800 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue S 860 feet
- East 26th Street & Quentin Road 910 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or East 26th Street.