McDonald Avenue & Bay Parkway

McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 56 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Friends Field is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
48 hurt
56 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
50 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
McDonald Av/Bay Pkwy · B90
Within a walk
2 places
1 field and 1 school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Bay Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy F
    50 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave I F
    1,270 feet
    F
  2. Ave N F
    0.3 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neptune's Garden” (2018) by Leslie Wayne at the Bay Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Bay Pkwy, 50 feet away, for the B90.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Bay Pkwy B90
    50 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack 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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    330 feet
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 56 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 47 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 80 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay Parkway

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Bay Parkway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Bay Parkway

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bay Parkway

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 17 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 field
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Prep High School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Friends Field
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bay Parkway or McDonald Avenue.

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