McDonald Avenue & Lawrence Avenue
McDonald Avenue and Lawrence Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 180 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 18 Av F180 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Ave I F1,100 feetF
- Ditmas Av F0.4 milesF
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, 450 feet away, for the B11.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parkville Av/47 St B11450 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 800 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
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)
- Borough Park
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and November 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lawrence Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Lawrence Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of McDonald Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of McDonald Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 313350.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.
- 8 religious buildings
- 7 schools
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Aaa Service Prog Trade or language school720 feet
- Little Roses DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5770 feet
- Beth Jacob School for Girls School850 feet
Show all 14
- Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School890 feet
- Skolye Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5890 feet
- Sweet Home Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Mordechai Kalish Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Bais Yaakov of 18th Ave School940 feet
- The Cheder School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- Cheder (The) School1,040 feet
- P.S. 192 - the Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry School1,050 feet
- Adapt Community Network-Brooklyn Children's Preschool Program Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
- Ucp of NYC School1,200 feet
- Ucp of NYC -Brooklyn School1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kensington Library1,080 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 250 Fire station910 feet
- 70th Precinct Police station1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch690 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch970 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket920 feet
- Landau's Supermarket Supermarket1,150 feet
- Gala Apple International Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 17 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:
- McDonald Avenue & Parkville Avenue 270 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Webster Avenue 290 feet
- 47th Street & Lawrence Avenue 440 feet
- 47th Street & 19th Avenue 540 feet
- McDonald Avenue & Foster Avenue 560 feet
- 47th Street & Dahill Road 580 feet
- Lawrence Avenue & Seton Place 610 feet
- McDonald Avenue & 18th Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along Lawrence Avenue or McDonald Avenue.