Avenue K & East 51st Street
Avenue K and East 51st 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. Beth Judah Congregation is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/Utica Av, is 250 feet away for the BM1, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/Utica Av, 250 feet away, for the BM1.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/Utica Av BM1250 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station1,300 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship1,260 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy470 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store960 feet
- 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 three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 52nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & Utica Avenue 280 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 51st Street 340 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Utica Avenue 420 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue K 480 feet
- Avenue K & East 53rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 49th Street 560 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 49th Street 580 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 51st Street.