East 53rd Street & East 52nd Street
East 53rd Street and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Avenue T, is 460 feet away for the B2, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 27 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue T, 460 feet away, for the B2.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Avenue T B2 · Shelter460 feetB2
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3902 Avenue U Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2013.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 52nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 52nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of East 53rd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 53rd Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Little Scholars Learning Center IV Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K1,110 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch650 feet
- Capital One Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket460 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,130 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store630 feet
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center610 feet
- Mill Basin Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and eight 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:
- Avenue T & East 53rd Street 290 feet
- Avenue T & East 53rd Place 390 feet
- Avenue T & East 52nd Street 410 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue T 490 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue U 620 feet
- Avenue T & East 54th Street 640 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue S 680 feet
- Avenue T & Hendrickson Street 800 feet
See every intersection along East 52nd Street or East 53rd Street.