McDonald Avenue & 65th Street

McDonald Avenue and 65th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Ahavath Achim is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave P
40 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
McDonald Av/Av P · B90
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & 65th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave P, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave P F
    40 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Ave N F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree Canopy” (2018) by Jackie Battenfield at the Ave P station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Av P, 40 feet away, for the B90.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Av P B90
    40 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    260 feet
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    570 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61 and 62 and 66 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on McDonald Avenue (east side).

North side of 65th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 65th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311856 and 313175.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. A Lot to Learn Training Trade or language school
    460 feet
  2. Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  3. P.S. 177 the Marlboro School
    630 feet
Show all 4
  1. 65th Street Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Colonel David Marcus Playground
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavath Achim House of worship
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 65th Street or McDonald Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.