Avenue I & East 54th Street
Avenue I and East 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 251 Paerdegat is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/E 54 St, is 930 feet away for the B6, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 54 St, 930 feet away, for the B6.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 54 St B6930 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station1,300 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 54th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 54th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground580 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool920 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 55th Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue I 270 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue I 530 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue I 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 800 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue I 800 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue I 800 feet
- East 54th Street & Avenue H 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 54th Street.