Avenue M & Ralph Avenue
Avenue M and Ralph Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 323 firehouse is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue M, is 50 feet away for the B47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue M, 50 feet away, for the B47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue M B4750 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 20 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 station160 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 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 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 7 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Ralph Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign 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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Kidz Korner Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hickman Playground1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mill Basin Library690 feet
Houses of worship
- Mary Queen Heaven Church House of worship1,100 feet
- Congregation Beit Hillel of Flatlands House of worship1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2164 Ralph Avenue Older adult center1,170 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 323 Fire station830 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch870 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,240 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy100 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy510 feet
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and seven 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & Ralph Avenue at East 65th Street 160 feet
- Avenue M & East 65th Street 170 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 64th Street 200 feet
- Avenue M & East 59th Street 440 feet
- Avenue M & East 66th Street 480 feet
- Avenue M & East 58th Street 700 feet
- Avenue N & Ralph Avenue 720 feet
- Avenue M & Bergen Beach Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or Ralph Avenue.