Avenue L & East 52nd Street
Avenue L and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue L, is 640 feet away for the B46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue L, 640 feet away, for the B46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue L B46640 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 3 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 station0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 12 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Amur maackia and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 52nd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School770 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store690 feet
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 L & East 51st Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 53rd Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 54th Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & Utica Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 55th Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 52nd Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 49th Street 820 feet
- Avenue K & East 52nd Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 52nd Street.