McDonald Avenue & Avenue T

McDonald Avenue and Avenue T meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Magen David Yesh-Isaac Shalom is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1949, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave U
900 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Avenue U/McDonald Av · B3
Within a walk
11 places
4 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Avenue T Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ave U F
    900 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    1,060 feet
    F
  2. Ave U N
    0.3 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/McDonald Av, 870 feet away, for the B3.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue U/McDonald Av B3 · Shelter
    870 feet
    B3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2317 Coney Island Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
19 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 1949.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue T

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue T

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

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • No parking 7 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

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM

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.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH- Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. MAGEN DAVID YESH-ISSAC SHLM Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    470 feet
  3. Coney Island Prep Charter High School
    480 feet
Show all 6
  1. Magen David Yesh-Isaac Shalom School
    680 feet
  2. Yeshivat Darches Eres - Girls HS School
    1,050 feet
  3. Yeshivat Magen Abraham School
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McDonald Playground
    200 feet
  2. Lady Moody Triangle
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hubbard House Listed historic place
    420 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Simon St Jude Church House of worship
    330 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gravesend Post Office
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue T or McDonald Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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.