East 55th Street & Avenue H
East 55th Street and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 251 Paerdegat is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/E 54 St, is 180 feet away for the B6, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 54 St, 180 feet away, for the B6.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 54 St B6180 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1600 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1,150 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 17 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground50 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Paerdegat Library1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool150 feet
- Older adult center at 5701 Avenue H Older adult center690 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 54th Street & Avenue H 260 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue H 530 feet
- East 57th Street & Avenue H 540 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue H 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & Avenue H 800 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue I 860 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 55th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 55th Street.