Avenue M & Ralph Avenue at East 65th Street
Avenue M, Ralph Avenue and East 65th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 5,370 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/E 65 St, is 120 feet away for the B47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/E 65 St, 120 feet away, for the B47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/E 65 St B47120 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 station320 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 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.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2016
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 5,370 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 147th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,794 more were issued.
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue M
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of East 65th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 65th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ralph Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Kidz Korner Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field1,230 feet
- Hickman Playground1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mill Basin Library840 feet
Houses of worship
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship940 feet
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship970 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 323 Fire station980 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,030 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy260 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy350 feet
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 65th Street 150 feet
- Avenue M & Ralph Avenue 160 feet
- Avenue M & East 59th Street 280 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 64th Street 360 feet
- Avenue M & East 66th Street 450 feet
- Avenue M & East 58th Street 540 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 66th Street 650 feet
- Avenue M & Bergen Beach Place 720 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M, East 65th Street or Ralph Avenue.