East 53rd Street & Avenue O
East 53rd Street and Avenue O 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. The nearest bus stop, Fillmore Av/E 53 St, is 790 feet away for the B100, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fillmore Av/E 53 St, 790 feet away, for the B100.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fillmore Av/E 53 St B100790 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
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 chargers0.7 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.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 11 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 1920 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue O
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue O
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,260 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 54th Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue O 270 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue O 530 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue O 530 feet
- East 53rd Street & Fillmore Avenue 780 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue O 800 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue O 810 feet
- Avenue N & East 53rd Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 53rd Street.