Avenue L & East 57th Street
Avenue L and East 57th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 820 feet away for the B47 and BM1, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 820 feet away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM1820 feetB47 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 station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 335324.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 field
- 1 older adult center
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field410 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship750 feet
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship970 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center770 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,070 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,270 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 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 58th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 56th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 59th Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 55th Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 54th Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & Ralph Avenue 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 57th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 57th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 57th Street.