McDonald Avenue & Avenue S

McDonald Avenue and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 340 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. McDonald Playground is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them schools, and four places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
150 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
McDonald Av/Kings HWY · B90
Within a walk
11 places
3 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue S Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Kings Hwy F
    150 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Ave P F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the Kings Hwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Kings HWY, 840 feet away, for the B90.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Kings HWY B90
    840 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 340 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue S

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

South side of Avenue S

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 302508.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built between 1830 and 1835.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshivat Darches Eres - Girls HS School
    140 feet
  2. MAGEN DAVID YESH-ISSAC SHLM Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    450 feet
  3. Magen David Yesh-Isaac Shalom School
    480 feet
Show all 6
  1. MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH- Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss School
    860 feet
  3. Allstar Academy of NY Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McDonald Playground
    120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hubbard House Listed historic place
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Simon St Jude Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sephardic Multi Services Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    1,160 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1963 McDonald Avenue Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue S or McDonald Avenue.

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