East 29th Street & Avenue R
East 29th 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. The nearest bus stop, Avenue R/E 28 St, is 250 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 four places to eat. About 1,000 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 Avenue R/E 28 St, 250 feet away, for the B2 and B31.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue R/E 28 St B2, B31250 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, 1.8 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue R
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 305172.
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 four places to eat and three food stores.
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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 28th Street & Avenue R 260 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 280 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue R 520 feet
- Avenue R & Haring Street 560 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R 740 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue R 780 feet
- Gerritsen Avenue & Avenue R at Haring Street 840 feet
- East 29th Street & Avenue S 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue R or East 29th Street.