Avenue M & East 59th Street
Avenue M and East 59th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Mary Queen Heaven Church is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue M, is 370 feet away for the B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue M, 370 feet away, for the B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue M B47370 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 7 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.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2020.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue M
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 59th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of East 59th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 332648 and 337444.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 field
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field950 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mill Basin Library1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship660 feet
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 323 Fire station1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,310 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy530 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy630 feet
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 58th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & Ralph Avenue at East 65th Street 280 feet
- Avenue M & East 65th Street 430 feet
- Avenue M & Ralph Avenue 440 feet
- Avenue M & East 57th Street 520 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 64th Street 640 feet
- Avenue M & East 66th Street 730 feet
- Avenue M & East 56th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 59th Street.