McDonald Avenue & Avenue M

McDonald Avenue and Avenue M meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ryder Library is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave N, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave N
100 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
60 St/23 Av · B9
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 field and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue M Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave N, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ave N F
    100 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy F
    0.3 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Push/Pull” (2018) by Lisa Sigal at the Ave N station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/23 Av, 760 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/23 Av B9
    760 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 63 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue M

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-5PM

South side of Avenue M

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308179 and 310718.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 field
  • 1 library
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Lingua Prime NY Trade or language school
    450 feet
  2. Starting Point Services for Children Preschool
    780 feet
  3. Supreme Evaluation Preschool
    780 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 226 Alfred de B. Mason School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Friends Field
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ryder Library
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue M or McDonald Avenue.

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