Avenue J & New York Avenue
Avenue J and New York Avenue 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. In 2025, 289 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. It is 880 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 nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 50.4 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 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, 670 feet away, for the B41.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/E 35 St B41670 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station810 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.8 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.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 289 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 152nd most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,756 more were issued.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of New York Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of New York Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 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.
- Joost and Elizabeth Van Nuyse House Designated landmark390 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 police station
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- School of Electrical Education Trade or language school920 feet
- Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- Bluesky Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
Fire and police
- 63rd Precinct Police station880 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 34th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 32nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 31st Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & East 35th Street 520 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue J 620 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 35th Street 680 feet
- Avenue J & Brooklyn Avenue 770 feet
- Nostrand Avenue & Avenue J 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or New York Avenue.