East 53rd Street & Beverley Road
East 53rd Street and Beverley Road meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Beverly Rd, is 690 feet away for the B7 and B8, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Beverly Rd, 690 feet away, for the B7 and B8.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Beverly Rd B7, B8690 feetB7 B8
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B8 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Beverley Rd & E 49 St 22 docks in all1,070 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 26 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1945.
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- 20 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beverley Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Beverley Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School900 feet
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School900 feet
- Faces of the Future Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
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- Oholei Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,160 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Robinson, John Roosevelt Jackie" Listed historic place650 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 54th Street & Beverley Road 270 feet
- East 52nd Street & Beverley Road 270 feet
- East 55th Street & Beverley Road 530 feet
- East 51st Street & Beverley Road 530 feet
- Kings Highway & Beverley Road 640 feet
- East 53rd Street & Tilden Avenue 680 feet
- East 53rd Street & Clarendon Road 690 feet
- East 56th Street & Beverley Road 800 feet
See every intersection along Beverley Road or East 53rd Street.