Avenue L & East 51st Street
Avenue L and East 51st 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. P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue L, is 380 feet away for the B46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue L, 380 feet away, for the B46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue L B46380 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 7 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 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 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 July 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
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue L
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 334235 and 336708.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School780 feet
- Learning Ladder Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,300 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store430 feet
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 52nd Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & Utica Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue L & East 53rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 49th Street 560 feet
- Avenue L & East 54th Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 51st Street 810 feet
- Avenue L & East 48th Street 820 feet
- Avenue K & East 51st Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 51st Street.