East 27th Street & Avenue P
East 27th Street and Avenue P meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue P, is 850 feet away for the B44 and BM4, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue P, 850 feet away, for the B44 and BM4.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue P B44, BM4850 feetB44 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue P
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 27th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 27th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- James Madison High School1,220 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael School1,260 feet
- Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Aimee Triangle1,130 feet
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Madison Jewish Center House of worship980 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 26th Street & Avenue P 260 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue P 260 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue P 520 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue P 530 feet
- East 27th Street & Quentin Road 790 feet
- East 24th Street & Avenue P 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue P at Burnett Street 810 feet
- Kings Highway & East 27th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along Avenue P or East 27th Street.