McDonald Avenue & Avenue U
McDonald Avenue and Avenue U meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Carmela ‘Mrs. C’ Casamento Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Gravesend Post Office is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U F40 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Coney Island
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
- Kings Hwy F0.4 milesF
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Transitions” (2018) by Andrea Belag at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Av U, 40 feet away, for the B90.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McDonald Av/Av U B9040 feetB90
Next buses at this stop
- B90 …
Cycling
- 35 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 61 and 62 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Carmela ‘Mrs. C’ Casamento Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2021 (Local Law 14 of 2021).
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 1930 and 1949.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Carmela ‘Mrs. C’ Casamento Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
- 7 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue U
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of McDonald Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of McDonald Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307458, 308614, 309742 and 314420.
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1700 and 1725.
- Gravesend Cemetery Designated landmark700 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 cemetery
- 1 listed historic place
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Magen Abraham School610 feet
- Znayka on Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- P.S. 095 the Gravesend School880 feet
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- MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH- Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- Coney Island Prep Charter High School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lady Moody Triangle290 feet
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place790 feet
- McDonald Playground1,050 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hubbard House Listed historic place1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Simon St Jude Church House of worship1,030 feet
- Trinity Tabernacle Gravesend Church House of worship1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Gravesend Post Office420 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch110 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket600 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- McDonald Avenue & Village Road North 170 feet
- Avenue U & Lake Street 240 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Whitney Place 300 feet
- Lake Street & Village Road North 340 feet
- Avenue U & Village Road North 470 feet
- Avenue U & West Street 490 feet
- Avenue U & Van Sicklen Street 510 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Sloan Place 560 feet
See every intersection along Avenue U or McDonald Avenue.