East 5th Street & Avenue M
East 5th Street and Avenue M meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 493 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Nesivos Bais Yaakov Boys is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave N, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave N, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Ave N F1,170 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Push/Pull” (2018) by Lisa Sigal at the Ave N station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Pkwy South/Avenue M, 440 feet away, for the B9.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Pkwy South/Avenue M B9440 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 493 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,193rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 227 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mapleton-Midwood (West)
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1956.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
East side of East 5th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 5th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305691 and 324045.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 field
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Mekor Haim HS School480 feet
- Nesivos Bais Yaakov Boys School520 feet
- Yeshiva of Brooklyn School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Friends Field850 feet
Supermarkets
- Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 4th Street 260 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue M 380 feet
- Avenue M & East 3rd Street 520 feet
- Avenue M & East 7th Street 770 feet
- Avenue M & East 2nd Street 810 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue N 880 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue L 880 feet
- Avenue M & East 8th Street 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 5th Street.