Avenue J & Brooklyn Avenue

Avenue J and Brooklyn Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Amersfort Park is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Flatbush Av/Brooklyn Av · B41
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue J & Brooklyn Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Brooklyn Av, 250 feet away, for the B41.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Brooklyn Av B41
    250 feet
    B41

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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.

  1. 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    350 feet
  2. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 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 September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 18
City Council district
45
Police precinct
63
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatlands
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue J

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Avenue J

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Brooklyn Avenue

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Brooklyn Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built between 1780 and 1792.

  1. Joost and Elizabeth Van Nuyse House Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 police station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 119 Amersfort School
    1,160 feet
  2. Bluesky Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  3. Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amersfort Park
    580 feet

Fire and police

  1. 63rd Precinct Police station
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue J or Brooklyn Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.