East 51st Street & Fillmore Avenue
East 51st Street and Fillmore Avenue 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. Ryder Retail Post Office is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fillmore Av/E 51 St, is 60 feet away for the B100, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fillmore Av/E 51 St, 60 feet away, for the B100.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fillmore Av/E 51 St B10060 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 Flatbush Avenue Gas station860 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 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.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 11 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Fillmore Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office1,250 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 309/Ladder 159 Fire station1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy670 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 52nd Street & Fillmore Avenue 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue S & East 51st Street 520 feet
- East 53rd Street & Fillmore Avenue 530 feet
- East 49th Street & Fillmore Avenue 560 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Utica Avenue 780 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue S 780 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue O 780 feet
See every intersection along East 51st Street or Fillmore Avenue.