East 70th Street & Veterans Avenue
East 70th Street and Veterans Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Temple Sholom of Flatbush is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 70 St/Veterans Av, is 80 feet away for the B41, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them schools, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 70 St/Veterans Av, 80 feet away, for the B41.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 70 St/Veterans Av B4180 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 70th Street
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- St Bernard Catholic Academy School500 feet
- Birch Family Services - Mill Basin School880 feet
- P.S. 312 Bergen Beach School1,000 feet
Show all 4
- Aleph Daycare 1 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Barone Triangle350 feet
- Hickman Playground780 feet
- Bergen Beach Playground990 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Sholom of Flatbush House of worship470 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2075 East 68th Street Older adult center880 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 71st Street & Veterans Avenue 320 feet
- Avenue U & East 70th Street 330 feet
- East 69th Street & Veterans Avenue 340 feet
- Avenue T & East 70th Street 380 feet
- Avenue U & East 71st Street 470 feet
- Avenue T & East 69th Street 530 feet
- Avenue U & Veterans Avenue 580 feet
- Avenue U & East 69th Street 610 feet
See every intersection along East 70th Street or Veterans Avenue.