East 51st Street & Avenue I
East 51st Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 251 Paerdegat is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue I, is 380 feet away for the B46, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue I, 380 feet away, for the B46.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue I B46 · Shelter380 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1600 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10PM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of East 51st Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 51st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School1,030 feet
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunners Playground1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship630 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store490 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 52nd Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue I 280 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue I 530 feet
- East 49th Street & Avenue I 560 feet
- Avenue I & East 54th Street 800 feet
- Avenue I & East 48th Street 820 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue H 860 feet
- Avenue J & East 51st Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 51st Street.