McDonald Avenue & Caton Avenue

McDonald Avenue and Caton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn, at the edge of Green-Wood Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 1,620 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Mesivta Meor Hatorah 2 is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Caton Av/McDonald Av · B16
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Caton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    880 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Caton Av/McDonald Av, 60 feet away, for the B16.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Caton Av/McDonald Av B16 · Shelter
    60 feet
    B16
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Caton Avenue.

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy & E 2 St 19 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 20 Caton Avenue Gas station
    200 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 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 foot
  • 2 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, 1,620 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
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
39
Police precinct
66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kensington; the corner is on the edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery area
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1934 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Caton Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Caton Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 334208.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as High Victorian Gothic. They were built between 1876 and 1877.

  1. Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Visitors' Lounge) Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Residence) Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Mesivta Meor Hatorah 2 School
    290 feet
  2. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15.2 School
    720 feet
  3. Windsor Terrace Little Learners Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen School
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albemarle Playground
    590 feet
  2. East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial) Garden
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kensington Post Office Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Caton Avenue or McDonald Avenue.

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