Flatbush Avenue & East 37th Street
Flatbush Avenue and East 37th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,713 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. It is 1,040 feet to the 63rd Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Avenue K, is 160 feet away for the B41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue K, 160 feet away, for the B41.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Avenue K B41160 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station730 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,713 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 490th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,035 more were issued.
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
- 16 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 37th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 37th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
West side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329631 and 330410.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 119 Amersfort School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park940 feet
Fire and police
- 63rd Precinct Police station1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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:
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue K 70 feet
- Avenue K & East 37th Street 230 feet
- Avenue K & East 38th Street 290 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 36th Street 400 feet
- Avenue K & East 39th Street 470 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Brooklyn Avenue 480 feet
- Avenue K & East 36th Street 490 feet
- Avenue J & East 37th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along East 37th Street or Flatbush Avenue.