Avenue L & East 55th Street
Avenue L and East 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mary Queen Heaven Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 0.3 miles away for the B47 and BM1, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 0.3 miles away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM10.3 milesB47 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
- BM1 …
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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Ralph 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 cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 field
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field950 feet
Houses of worship
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship1,220 feet
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
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 one food store.
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 54th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 56th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 53rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 57th Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 58th Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 52nd Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 55th Street 810 feet
- Avenue K & East 55th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 55th Street.