Flatbush Avenue & Avenue M
Flatbush Avenue and Avenue M meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 819 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Midwood Catholic Academy is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, is 80 feet away for the B9 and B41, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, 80 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av B9, B4180 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station950 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 819 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 886th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 646 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Flatbush Avenue (west side).
North side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-6AM EXCEPT SATURDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 324178, 327676, 327677 and 332338.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Midwood Catholic Academy School170 feet
- Congregation Ohr Shraga D'Veretzky Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- BBB Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sarsfield Playground640 feet
- Serenity Community Garden1,100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Library740 feet
Houses of worship
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship410 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch250 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch710 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket420 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flatbush Avenue & Flatlands Avenue 170 feet
- Avenue M & Harden Street 200 feet
- Avenue M & East 43rd Street 310 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Baughman Place 350 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Hendrickson Street 450 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Harden Street 470 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Lott Place 500 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue M 510 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Flatbush Avenue.