McDonald Avenue & Albemarle Road

McDonald Avenue and Albemarle Road meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kensington Post Office is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about a minute on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them schools, and 18 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
80 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
McDonald Av/Albemarle Rd · B67, B69
Within a walk
6 places
2 schools, 1 pedestrian plaza and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Albemarle Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    80 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Albemarle Rd, 110 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Albemarle Rd B67, B69
    110 feet
    B67 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Albemarle Rd & McDonald Ave 20 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 20 Caton Avenue Gas station
    1,000 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2014

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
39
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kensington
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Albemarle Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Albemarle Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 334208 and 334869.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen School
    310 feet
  2. Mesivta Meor Hatorah 2 School
    690 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albemarle Playground
    280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Kensington Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kensington Post Office Listed historic place
    500 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    150 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Albemarle Road or McDonald Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.