Avenue L & East 59th Street
Avenue L and East 59th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob Joffe Fields is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue L, is 300 feet away for the B47 and BM1, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue L, 300 feet away, for the B47 and BM1.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue L B47, BM1300 feetB47 BM1
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 12 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 station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
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 1955 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 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.
- 1 field
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field150 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center260 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch550 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy740 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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 & Ralph Avenue 280 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 66th Street 440 feet
- Avenue L & East 57th Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 68th Street 560 feet
- Avenue L & East 56th Street 790 feet
- Avenue M & East 59th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 59th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 59th Street.