East 28th Street & Avenue R
East 28th Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/E 28 St, is 50 feet away for the B2 and B31, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1953, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue R/E 28 St, 50 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/E 28 St B2, B3150 feetB2 B31
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
- B31 …
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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1930 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue R 520 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 540 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue R 790 feet
- Avenue R & Haring Street 820 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue S 850 feet
- East 28th Street & Quentin Road 910 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or East 28th Street.