McDonald Avenue & Avenue P

McDonald Avenue and Avenue P meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 177 the Marlboro is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave P
100 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
McDonald Av/Avenue P · B90
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue P Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Ave P F
    100 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Ave N F
    0.4 miles
    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/Avenue P, 40 feet away, for the B90.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61 and 62 and 66 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1928 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and March 2024; 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 9am to 7pm on McDonald Avenue (west side).

North side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of Avenue P

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308879, 309278, 311283 and 313143.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  2. A Lot to Learn Training Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. P.S. 177 the Marlboro School
    570 feet
Show all 4
  1. 65th Street Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Colonel David Marcus Playground
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavath Achim House of worship
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    720 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue P or McDonald Avenue.

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