East 2nd Street & Avenue I

East 2nd Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Mesivta Sholom Schachna is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave I, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave I
370 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Avenue I/E 3 St · B11
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 2nd Street & Avenue I Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave I, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave I F
    370 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Bay Pkwy F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Where the Sky Begins” (2018) by Kambui Olujimi at the Ave I station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue I/E 3 St, 160 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue I/E 3 St B11
    160 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
40 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue I

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue I

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Cheder (The) School
    470 feet
  2. The Cheder School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  3. Mesivta Sholom Schachna School
    980 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bais Yaakov D'Chassidei Gur School
    1,020 feet
  2. Bais Yaakov D'Gur High School
    1,020 feet
  3. Shira Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  4. Toras Imecha Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 250 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue I or East 2nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.