Kings Highway & East 18th Street

Kings Highway and East 18th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kings Highway Library is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the B and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them trade or language schools, and 24 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
700 feet · 3 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Kings Hwy/E 18 St · B7, B82
Within a walk
18 places
6 trade or language schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & East 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kings Hwy B, Q
    700 feet
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kings Highway Hieroglyphs” (1987) by Rhoda Andors at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 18 St, 110 feet away, for the B7 and B82.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/E 18 St B7, B82 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B7 B82
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B7 …
  2. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 13th Street at Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1981 Ocean Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1730 East 14th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022
  • Turn calming, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11229
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
48
Police precinct
61
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Madison
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and August 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Kings Highway (south side).

East side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-2PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304499, 315281, 318477 and 323201.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. Reach for the Stars Learning Center School
    460 feet
  3. Free Greek Community of the "Three Ierarches" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
Show all 12
  1. Dcic Business Institute Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. Keshet Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Kings Way Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  4. Charles Stuart School Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  5. A2Z Happyland II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  6. Center for Allied Health Education Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  7. Zoni Language Center Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  8. Bnos Israel of East Flatbush School
    1,240 feet
  9. Ip Training Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Corporal Wiltshire Square
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings Highway Library
    810 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kingsway Post Office
    300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 33/Engine 276/Ladder 156 Fire station
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    880 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Domino Supermarket Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Green Forest Supermarket
    220 feet
  3. Okka Foods Market Supermarket
    670 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    90 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    560 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 18th Street or Kings Highway.

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