McDonald Avenue & Foster Avenue

McDonald Avenue and Foster Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 250 firehouse is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
410 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Parkville Av/47 St · B11
Within a walk
19 places
10 religious buildings, 6 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Foster Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av F
    410 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
    540 feet
    F
  2. Bay Pkwy F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parkville Av/47 St, 410 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parkville Av/47 St B11
    410 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11230
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
40 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
66 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and December 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on McDonald Avenue (west side).

North side of 47th Street

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

South side of 47th Street

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Foster Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Foster Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309298 and 312727.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. The Cheder School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  2. Cheder (The) School
    480 feet
  3. Beth Jacob School for Girls School
    1,000 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mesivta Sholom Schachna School
    1,140 feet
  2. P.S. 192 - the Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry School
    1,180 feet
  3. Aaa Service Prog Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  4. Bais Yaakov D'Chassidei Gur School
    1,290 feet
  5. Bais Yaakov D'Gur High School
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 250 Fire station
    350 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    360 feet
  2. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Street, Foster Avenue or McDonald Avenue.

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