East 28th Street & Avenue S
East 28th Street and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Good Shepherd Church is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue S, is 630 feet away for the B44, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue S, 630 feet away, for the B44.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue S B44630 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.7 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 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
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1834.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church House of worship1,250 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 signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 27th Street & Avenue S 260 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue S 260 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue S 520 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue S 540 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue S 790 feet
- Avenue S & Haring Street 820 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue R 850 feet
- Avenue T & East 28th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue S or East 28th Street.