Nostrand Avenue & Avenue S
Nostrand Avenue and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Madison, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 211 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Good Shepherd Church is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nostrand Av/Avenue S, is 120 feet away for the B44, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nostrand Av/Avenue S, 120 feet away, for the B44.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nostrand Av/Avenue S B44120 feetB44
Next buses at this stop
- B44 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3095 Avenue U Gas station0.6 miles
- 2705 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 211 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,612th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 160 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11229
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Madison
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue S
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
South side of Avenue S
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
East side of Nostrand Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
West side of Nostrand Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319066, 319067 and 322716.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1834.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Good Shepherd Catholic Academy School940 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Church House of worship710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 29th Street & Avenue S 280 feet
- Avenue S & Haring Street 280 feet
- East 28th Street & Avenue S 540 feet
- Avenue S & Brown Street 540 feet
- East 27th Street & Avenue S 800 feet
- Avenue S & Batchelder Street 800 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue R 850 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue T 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue S or Nostrand Avenue.