Flatbush Avenue & Alton Place
Flatbush Avenue and Alton Place meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Flatlands Reformed Church is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/Flatbush Av, is 360 feet away for the B9, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/Flatbush Av, 360 feet away, for the B9.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/Flatbush Av B9360 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station560 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Flatbush Avenue (west side).
North side of Alton Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Alton Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 321602.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1848.
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Sunday School Designated landmark530 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 119 Amersfort School1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Listed historic place560 feet
Houses of worship
- Flatlands Reformed Church Landmark650 feet
- Kings Highway United Methodist Church House of worship950 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch690 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket910 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flatbush Avenue & East 38th Street 260 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue L 340 feet
- East 40th Street & Alton Place 590 feet
- East 39th Street & Hubbard Place 590 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Kings Highway 600 feet
- Avenue L & East 38th Street 670 feet
- Avenue K & East 37th Street 760 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Lott Place 820 feet
See every intersection along Alton Place or Flatbush Avenue.