Avenue J & East 54th Street
Avenue J and East 54th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 251 Paerdegat is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 53 St, is 240 feet away for the B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 53 St, 240 feet away, for the B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 53 St B82240 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School1,220 feet
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue J 90 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 190 feet
- Avenue J & East 55th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 53rd Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 53rd Street 310 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 55th Street 510 feet
- Avenue J & East 56th Street 530 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 54th Street.