McDonald Avenue & Avenue O

McDonald Avenue and Avenue O meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dahill Triangle is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue O Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave P, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Ave P F
    900 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave N F
    1,080 feet
    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, 880 feet away, for the B90.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    1,140 feet
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue O

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Avenue O

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs 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 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. A Lot to Learn Training Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  2. Starting Point Services for Children Preschool
    1,270 feet
  3. Supreme Evaluation Preschool
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dahill Triangle
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue O 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.