East 53rd Street & Avenue H
East 53rd Street and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fox Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/E 52 St, is 170 feet away for the B6, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 52 St, 170 feet away, for the B6.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 52 St B6170 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1600 Utica Avenue Gas station1,010 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 older adult center
- 1 school
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground320 feet
- Sunners Playground1,140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool490 feet
- Older adult center at 5701 Avenue H Older adult center1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,270 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 52nd Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- East 54th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue H 530 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue H 530 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue H 800 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue H 810 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue I 860 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 53rd Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 53rd Street.