Nostrand Avenue & Avenue M
Nostrand Avenue and Avenue M meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Andries Playground is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue M, is 80 feet away for the B44 and BM4, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue M, 80 feet away, for the B44 and BM4.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue M B44, BM480 feetB44 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2791 Nostrand Avenue Gas station1,180 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers530 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 57 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
- 9 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue M
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306245, 309533 and 315774.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 1340 East 29th Street Pre-K center730 feet
- The Auditory/Oral School of NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5860 feet
- Step-Special Torah Educ Prog School1,040 feet
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- Yad Yisroel School1,050 feet
- Auditory Oral School of New York Preschool1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Andries Playground1,010 feet
- Fraser Square1,140 feet
Health care
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn Hospital1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Help of Christians RC Church House of worship510 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 29th Street 280 feet
- Avenue M & East 31st Street 280 feet
- Avenue M & East 32nd Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 28th Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & New York Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 27th Street 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue L 880 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue N 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Nostrand Avenue.