Avenue K & East 59th Street
Avenue K and East 59th 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 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 58 St, is 330 feet away for the BM1, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/E 58 St, 330 feet away, for the BM1.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 58 St BM1330 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 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 standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field50 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship880 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center1,090 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch610 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,060 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center500 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat.
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 58th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & Ralph Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue K & East 57th Street 520 feet
- Avenue K & East 72nd Street 770 feet
- Avenue K & East 56th Street 790 feet
- Avenue L & East 59th Street 830 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 72nd Street 850 feet
- Avenue J & East 59th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 59th Street.