Avenue D & East 55th Street
Avenue D and East 55th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ebenezer Prep School is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue D, is 270 feet away for the B7, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue D, 270 feet away, for the B7.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue D B7270 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 55th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5370 feet
- Ebenezer Prep School600 feet
- Birch Family Services - Nazareth Ctr School1,010 feet
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- Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School1,010 feet
- Nazareth Regional High School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harry Maze Playground330 feet
Houses of worship
- Bible Speaks Church of Christ House of worship1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- Kings Highway & Avenue D 230 feet
- Avenue D & East 54th Street 270 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue D 270 feet
- Kings Highway & East 55th Street 410 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue D 530 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue D 550 feet
- Kings Highway & East 54th Street 680 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue D 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue D or East 55th Street.