Avenue K & East 55th Street
Avenue K and East 55th 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. Jacob Joffe Fields is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 58 St, is 780 feet away for the BM1, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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/E 58 St, 780 feet away, for the BM1.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 58 St BM1780 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
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.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 April 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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue K
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field850 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 54th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & East 56th Street 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 53rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 57th Street 540 feet
- Avenue K & East 52nd Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 58th Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 55th Street 830 feet
- Avenue J & East 55th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 55th Street.