Church Avenue & East 53rd Street
Church Avenue and East 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 310/Ladder 174 firehouse is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Church Av/E 52 St, is 180 feet away for the B35, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Church Av/E 52 St, 180 feet away, for the B35.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Church Av/E 52 St B35180 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 54 St & Linden Blvd 12 docks in all910 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2018
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 41 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Church Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Church Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 324576 and 341817.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Faces of the Future Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- Oholei Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5970 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 310/Ladder 174 Fire station1,190 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch520 feet
- Chase Bank branch960 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy780 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 18 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Church Avenue & East 54th Street 270 feet
- Church Avenue & East 52nd Street 270 feet
- Church Avenue & East 55th Street 530 feet
- Church Avenue & East 51st Street 540 feet
- Linden Boulevard & East 53rd Street 610 feet
- East 53rd Street & Snyder Avenue 740 feet
- Church Avenue & East 56th Street 800 feet
- Utica Avenue & Church Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Church Avenue or East 53rd Street.