East 8th Street & Avenue O
East 8th Street and Avenue O 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. Colonel David Marcus Playground is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Coney Island Av/Avenue O, is 870 feet away for the B68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Coney Island Av/Avenue O, 870 feet away, for the B68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Coney Island Av/Avenue O B68870 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1780 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2705 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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 1,000 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue O
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 8th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 8th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Brooklyn School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colonel David Marcus Playground1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Ocean Parkway Listed historic place1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Brendan Church House of worship1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- East 9th Street & Avenue O 260 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue O 300 feet
- Avenue O & East 10th Street 520 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue O 690 feet
- Coney Island Avenue & Avenue O 800 feet
- East 8th Street & Avenue P 940 feet
- Avenue N & East 8th Street 980 feet
- East 5th Street & Avenue O 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 8th Street.