McDonald Avenue & Avenue I

McDonald Avenue and Avenue I meet at a five-way junction in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Yaakov D'Chassidei Gur is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave I, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
18 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave I
80 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
McDonald Av/Avenue I · B90
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue I Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Ave I F
    80 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av F
    1,000 feet
    F
  2. Bay Pkwy F
    0.3 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Where the Sky Begins” (2018) by Kambui Olujimi at the Ave I station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Avenue I, 30 feet away, for the B90.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Avenue I B90
    30 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
40 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 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 1950.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 67 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and May 2026; 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 McDonald Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on McDonald Avenue (west side).

East side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of Avenue I

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue I

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309150, 311808, 319192, 323158 and 325346.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. The Cheder School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Cheder (The) School
    650 feet
  3. Bais Yaakov D'Chassidei Gur School
    700 feet
Show all 8
  1. Bais Yaakov D'Gur High School
    700 feet
  2. Shira Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
  3. Toras Imecha Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
  4. Yeshiva Prep High School
    1,030 feet
  5. Mesivta Sholom Schachna School
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 250 Fire station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue, Avenue I or McDonald Avenue.

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