Avenue K & East 52nd Street
Avenue K and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/Utica Av, is 510 feet away for the BM1, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/Utica Av, 510 feet away, for the BM1.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/Utica Av BM1510 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 8 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 station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy730 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,220 feet
- 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 five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 51st Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 53rd Street 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 52nd Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 54th Street 540 feet
- Avenue K & Utica Avenue 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 51st Street 600 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Utica Avenue 680 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue K 730 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 52nd Street.