McDonald Avenue & Ditmas Avenue

McDonald Avenue and Ditmas Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Shalshelet Bais Yaakov is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Ditmas Av, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ditmas Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
McDonald Av/Ditmas Av · B90
Within a walk
22 places
13 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Ditmas Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ditmas Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Ditmas Av F
    70 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Inheritance: In Memory of American Glass” (2016) by Cara Lynch at the Ditmas Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Ditmas Av, 40 feet away, for the B90.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Ditmas Av B90
    40 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2012

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
39 and 40 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Ditmas Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Ditmas Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306887, 307159, 313589 and 331568.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Shalshelet Bais Yaakov School
    670 feet
  2. Manhattan School of Computer Technol Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  3. Bais Shifra School
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Yeshiva and Beth Hamedrash Shaarei School
    1,060 feet
  2. Talmud Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,070 feet
  3. Bnos Peninim School
    1,170 feet
  4. Smiley Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. DiGilio Playground
    940 feet
  2. Dome Playground
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Ditmas Avenue or McDonald Avenue.

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