East 52nd Street & Avenue O
East 52nd Street and Avenue O meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue O, is 550 feet away for the B46, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 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 Utica Av/Avenue O, 550 feet away, for the B46.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue O B46550 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
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 station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1920 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 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
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket990 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 51st Street & Avenue O 260 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue O 540 feet
- East 54th Street & Avenue O 540 feet
- East 52nd Street & Fillmore Avenue 780 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue O 800 feet
- Avenue N & East 52nd Street 860 feet
- East 51st Street & Fillmore Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 52nd Street.