McDonald Avenue & Avenue C

McDonald Avenue and Avenue C meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Avenue C Plaza is 90 feet away, and Kensington Post Office is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
McDonald Av/Avenue C · B67, B69
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue C Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    880 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. Ditmas Av F
    1,190 feet
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Avenue C, 140 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Avenue C B67, B69
    140 feet
    B67 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ave C & McDonald Ave 16 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1920 and 1930.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Imperial' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 61 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue C

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

South side of Avenue C

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

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Bnos Jerusalem D'Chasidei Belz School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  2. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    340 feet
  3. Bnos Yerushalayim School
    410 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 179 Kensington School
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dome Playground
    940 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Avenue C Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    90 feet
  2. Kensington Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kensington Post Office Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 21 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or McDonald Avenue.

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