McDonald Avenue & Quentin Road

McDonald Avenue and Quentin Road meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Ahavath Achim is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave P, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave P
760 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
McDonald Av/Avenue P · B90
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
McDonald Avenue & Quentin Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave P, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ave P F
    760 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    960 feet
    F
  2. Kings Hwy N
    0.5 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree Canopy” (2018) by Jackie Battenfield at the Ave P station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is McDonald Av/Avenue P, 750 feet away, for the B90.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. McDonald Av/Avenue P B90
    750 feet
    B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2524 65th Street Gas station
    1,090 feet
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1,300 feet
  3. 2705 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
44
Police precinct
61 and 62 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
26 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 1927 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

West side of McDonald Avenue

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

North side of Quentin Road

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308879 and 311283.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 177 the Marlboro School
    1,090 feet
  2. Allstar Academy of NY Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  3. Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
Show all 5
  1. Little Sprout Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  2. A Lot to Learn Training Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavath Achim House of worship
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1963 McDonald Avenue Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Sephardic Multi Services Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    910 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. West 6 Fruits & Vegetable Store Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along McDonald Avenue or Quentin Road.

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