Avenue K & East 72nd Street
Avenue K and East 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob Joffe Fields is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue K, is 630 feet away for the B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue K, 630 feet away, for the B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue K B47 · Shelter630 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 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 cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue K
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of East 72nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area670 feet
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field820 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,250 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch260 feet
- Citibank Bank branch870 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,060 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 73rd Street 260 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 72nd Street 460 feet
- Avenue K & Ralph Avenue 490 feet
- Avenue K & Bergen Avenue 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 72nd Street 720 feet
- Avenue J & Ralph Avenue 740 feet
- Avenue K & East 59th Street 770 feet
- Avenue L & East 70th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 72nd Street.