East 7th Street & Avenue J

East 7th Street and Avenue J meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Talmud Torah of Flatbush is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave I, is about eight minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record

4 hurt

7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025

Nearest subway

Ave I

0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F

11 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

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East 7th Street & Avenue J Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave I, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

2 lines within a ten-minute walk

Ave I F
0.4 miles
F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan

1 line

F …

Southbound

1 line

F …

Also within a walk

Ave J Q
0.4 miles
Q
Bay Pkwy F
0.4 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 J/E 8 St, 210 feet away, for the B6.

4 routes within a ten-minute walk

Avenue J/E 8 St B6
210 feet
B6

Next buses at this stop

B6 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

1248 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
0.4 miles
800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
0.6 miles
2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

4 people injured
0 people killed
2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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: 38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 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 1925 and 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read

31 signs on these blocks
5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue J

No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue J

No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of East 7th Street

No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of East 7th Street

No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

11 religious buildings

Houses of worship

Congregation Talmud Torah of Flatbush House of worship
1,270 feet

Bank branches

TD Bank Bank branch
1,170 feet
Chase Bank branch
1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue J or East 7th Street.