Avenue N & East 53rd Street
Avenue N and East 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Power Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue N/E 53 St, is 160 feet away for the B41, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/E 53 St, 160 feet away, for the B41.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue N/E 53 St B41160 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue N
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Avenue N
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Power Playground870 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket410 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue N & East 54th Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 52nd Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 51st Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 55th Street 530 feet
- Avenue N & East 56th Street 800 feet
- Avenue N & Utica Avenue 810 feet
- East 55th Street & Mill Lane 850 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue O 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue N or East 53rd Street.