Avenue J & East 55th Street
Avenue J and East 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fox Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 53 St, is 500 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1966, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 53 St, 500 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 53 St B82500 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, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 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 February 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
- 13 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 1950 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground1,170 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 & East 55th Street 250 feet
- Avenue J & East 54th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 56th Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue J 350 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 450 feet
- Avenue J & East 53rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue J & East 57th Street 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 53rd Street 570 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 55th Street.