East 5th Street & Avenue R

East 5th Street and Avenue R meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Kings Hwy/E 4 St · B82
Within a walk
14 places
7 religious buildings, 3 older adult centers and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 5th Street & Avenue R Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Kings Hwy F
    1,180 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 4 St, 370 feet away, for the B82.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 4 St B82
    370 feet
    B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue R

  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-4PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue R

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of East 5th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 5th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 older adult centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva K'Tana School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    470 feet
  2. Mirrer Yeshiva Elementary School
    650 feet
  3. Mirrer Yeshiva High School
    650 feet
Show all 4
  1. Allstar Academy of NY Trade or language school
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ocean Pkwy Young Israel House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1879 East 3rd Street Older adult center
    520 feet
  2. Sephardic Multi Services Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    960 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1963 McDonald Avenue Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    870 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 18 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue R or East 5th Street.

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