Avenue O & East 59th Street
Avenue O and East 59th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Monsignor Crawford Field is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue T/E 59 St, is 580 feet away for the B100, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and nine places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue T/E 59 St, 580 feet away, for the B100.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue T/E 59 St B100580 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 6201 Avenue U Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 2025.
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 59th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
Schools and child care
- Kidz Korner Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Monsignor Crawford Field1,100 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue O & East 58th Street 260 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Avenue O 280 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 61st Street 380 feet
- East 59th Street & Mill Lane 500 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue O 520 feet
- Avenue T & East 59th Street 550 feet
- Avenue T & East 61st Street 570 feet
- Avenue T & Ralph Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 59th Street.