Flatbush Avenue & Avenue S
Flatbush Avenue and Avenue S meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 309/Ladder 159 firehouse is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue S/Flatbush Av, is 90 feet away for the B2, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue S/Flatbush Av, 90 feet away, for the B2.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue S/Flatbush Av B290 feetB2
Next buses at this stop
- B2 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 2394 Flatbush Avenue Gas station760 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Flatbush Avenue (east side).
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 321209 and 323488.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 309/Ladder 159 Fire station1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,100 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy290 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Kings Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Utica Avenue & Avenue S 30 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Utica Avenue 40 feet
- Avenue S & East 51st Street 270 feet
- Avenue S & Hendrickson Street 300 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue S 530 feet
- Utica Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue S & Coleman Street 550 feet
- East 49th Street & Fillmore Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along Avenue S or Flatbush Avenue.