East 53rd Street & Avenue S
East 53rd Street and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight 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 560 feet away for the B100, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fillmore Av/E 53 St, 560 feet away, for the B100.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fillmore Av/E 53 St B100560 feetB100
Next buses at this stop
- B100 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2394 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 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)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,130 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,080 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store1,310 feet
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center1,280 feet
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue S & East 54th Street 270 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue S 270 feet
- Avenue T & East 53rd Street 380 feet
- Avenue T & East 54th Street 450 feet
- Avenue T & East 53rd Place 480 feet
- East 53rd Street & Fillmore Avenue 520 feet
- Avenue S & East 51st Street 530 feet
- Avenue T & Avenue S 530 feet
See every intersection along Avenue S or East 53rd Street.