Schenectady Avenue & Midwood Street
Schenectady Avenue and Midwood Street meet at a three-way junction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,900 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Rutland Nursing Home is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East New York Av/Schenectady Av, is 650 feet away for the B17, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East New York Av/Schenectady Av, 650 feet away, for the B17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East New York Av/Schenectady Av B17650 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Schenectady Ave & Maple St 19 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway 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 January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,900 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 447th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 914 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 41
- Police precinct
- 71
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 53 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Midwood Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Midwood Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
East side of Schenectady Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School950 feet
- New Heights Middle School950 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery Preschool1,000 feet
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- Y & y Home & Health Care MGMT Trade or language school1,200 feet
Health care
- Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Village Hospital750 feet
- Rutland Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice750 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket620 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store830 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Schenectady Avenue & Maple Street 260 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Rutland Road 270 feet
- East 48th Street & Midwood Street 270 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & East New York Avenue 520 feet
- East 48th Street & Maple Street 530 feet
- Rutland Road & East 46th Street 540 feet
- East 49th Street & Rutland Road 790 feet
- East 45th Street & Rutland Road 800 feet
See every intersection along Midwood Street or Schenectady Avenue.