Avenue J & East 35th Street

Avenue J and East 35th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 360 feet to the 63rd Precinct. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Flatbush Av/E 35 St · B41
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue J & East 35th Street 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 nine 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/E 35 St, 150 feet away, for the B41.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/E 35 St B41
    150 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
    290 feet
  2. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue J

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Avenue J

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of East 35th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 35th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bluesky Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Amersfort Park
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. 63rd Precinct Police station
    360 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue J or East 35th Street.

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.