East 57th Street & Avenue D
East 57th Street and Avenue D meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Harry Maze Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue D, is 820 feet away for the B7, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue D, 820 feet away, for the B7.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue D B7820 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue D
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 57th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of East 57th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Flemish Medieval Survival, and built in 1652.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 museum
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Birch Family Services - Nazareth Ctr School460 feet
- Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School460 feet
- Nazareth Regional High School460 feet
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- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5920 feet
- Ebenezer Prep School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harry Maze Playground50 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Wyckoff House Museum Landmark800 feet
- Pieter Wyckoff House Listed historic place1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two 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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 56th Street & Avenue D 280 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 58th Street 340 feet
- Avenue D & East 55th Street 550 feet
- Ditmas Avenue & East 59th Street 670 feet
- East 57th Street & Clarendon Road 770 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue D 780 feet
- Avenue D & East 54th Street 820 feet
- East 58th Street & Clarendon Road 900 feet
See every intersection along Avenue D, Ditmas Avenue or East 57th Street.