Avenue K & East 53rd Street
Avenue K and East 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/Utica Av, is 770 feet away for the BM1, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, 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, 770 feet away, for the BM1.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/Utica Av BM1770 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.1 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,000 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 52nd Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 54th Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 51st Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 55th Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 53rd Street 720 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 52nd Street 790 feet
- Avenue K & East 56th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & Utica Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 53rd Street.