East 53rd Street & Clarendon Road
East 53rd Street and Clarendon Road meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 364 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Harry Maze Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Clarendon Rd, is 540 feet away for the B7 and B8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Clarendon Rd, 540 feet away, for the B7 and B8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Clarendon Rd B7, B8540 feetB7 B8
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Clarendon Road.
Nearest bike-share station
- Beverley Rd & E 49 St 22 docks in all0.3 miles
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 station1,030 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 364 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,371st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 168 more were issued.
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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Clarendon Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Clarendon Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Prep School1,200 feet
- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harry Maze Playground1,190 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 54th Street & Clarendon Road 270 feet
- East 52nd Street & Clarendon Road 270 feet
- Kings Highway & Clarendon Road 490 feet
- East 51st Street & Clarendon Road 530 feet
- East 55th Street & Clarendon Road 530 feet
- Kings Highway & East 54th Street 650 feet
- East 53rd Street & Beverley Road 690 feet
- East 56th Street & Clarendon Road 800 feet
See every intersection along Clarendon Road or East 53rd Street.