Avenue L & East 54th Street
Avenue L and East 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob Joffe Fields is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue L, is 1,170 feet away for the B46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue L, 1,170 feet away, for the B46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue L B461,170 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 2 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
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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 900 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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 Field1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,230 feet
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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 55th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 53rd Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 56th Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 52nd Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 51st Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 57th Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 54th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 54th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 54th Street.