Minna Street & Chester Avenue
Minna Street and Chester Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them schools, and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Church Av F, G0.3 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/Chester Av, 330 feet away, for the B16.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/Chester Av B16330 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Chester Ave & 12 Ave 21 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 3437 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station270 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 April 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kensington
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Chester Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Chester Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Minna Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Minna Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph School910 feet
- Little Roses Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5950 feet
- Kesser Malka School1,190 feet
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- United Talmudical Academy-Boro Park School1,190 feet
- Mesivta Nesivas Hatalmud School1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Congregation Chevra Linath Hazedeck Listed historic place950 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & Chester Avenue 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Chester Avenue 280 feet
- Chester Avenue & Tehama Street 520 feet
- Minna Street & Bills Place 690 feet
- Chester Avenue & Clara Street 780 feet
- 36th Street & Minna Street 830 feet
- Minna Street & Micieli Place 930 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & Bills Place 970 feet
See every intersection along Chester Avenue or Minna Street.