Avenue J & Ralph Avenue
Avenue J and Ralph Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Basin Park is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue J, is 130 feet away for the B47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 2003, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue J, 130 feet away, for the B47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue J B47130 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore 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 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2021
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 2003.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ralph Avenue
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-3AM ALL DAYS
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area1,040 feet
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field1,180 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch130 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch780 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket320 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ralph Avenue & East 72nd Street 280 feet
- Avenue J & East 59th Street 280 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Bergen Avenue 370 feet
- Avenue J & East 58th Street 540 feet
- Avenue K & East 73rd Street 640 feet
- Avenue K & East 72nd Street 740 feet
- Avenue J & East 57th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & Ralph Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J, East 73rd Street or Ralph Avenue.