East 34th Street & Avenue I

East 34th Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Joost and Elizabeth Van Nuyse House stands 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Flatbush Av/Avenue I · B41
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 34th Street & Avenue I Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue I, 200 feet away, for the B41.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Avenue I B41 · Shelter
    200 feet
    B41
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 18
City Council district
45
Police precinct
63
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatlands
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue I

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue I

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 34th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built between 1780 and 1792.

  1. Joost and Elizabeth Van Nuyse House Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Bluesky Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    150 feet
  2. Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amersfort Park
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Vanderveer Post Office
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. 63rd Precinct Police station
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,260 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue I or East 34th Street.

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