Kings Highway & East 26th Street
Kings Highway and East 26th Street meet at a three-way junction in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kingsway Jewish Center is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/E 26 St, is 70 feet away for the B7 and B82, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/E 26 St, 70 feet away, for the B7 and B82.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/E 26 St B7, B82 · Shelter70 feetB7 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B82 …
Kings Highway carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 15 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 61 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 1930 and 1937.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Kings Highway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bright Smiles Childcare Pre-K820 feet
- Yeshiva Derech Hatorah School1,160 feet
Health care
- Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital150 feet
Houses of worship
- Kingsway Jewish Center Listed historic place1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Domino Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & East 27th Street 310 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Kings Highway 320 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue O 570 feet
- Kings Highway & East 28th Street 630 feet
- Kings Highway & East 24th Street 680 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue O 680 feet
- East 26th Street & Avenue P 750 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Avenue P 900 feet
See every intersection along East 26th Street or Kings Highway.