East 2nd Street & Elmwood Avenue

East 2nd Street and Elmwood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mesivta Sholom Schachna is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave I, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave I
660 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Avenue I/E 3 St · B11
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave I, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Ave I F
    660 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
    950 feet
    F
  2. Bay Pkwy F
    0.5 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, 540 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
40
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 1925 and 1965.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 2nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Elmwood Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Cheder (The) School
    100 feet
  2. The Cheder School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    130 feet
  3. Mesivta Sholom Schachna School
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. United Lubavitcher Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 870 Ocean Parkway Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 250 Fire station
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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.