East 51st Street & Avenue O
East 51st Street and Avenue O meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Power Playground is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue O, is 300 feet away for the B46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue O, 300 feet away, for the B46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue O B46300 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Power Playground1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,020 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 52nd Street & Avenue O 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue O 280 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue O 530 feet
- East 51st Street & Fillmore Avenue 780 feet
- East 54th Street & Avenue O 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 51st Street 860 feet
- East 52nd Street & Fillmore Avenue 1,040 feet
- Utica Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 51st Street.