Flatlands Avenue & Avenue J
Flatlands Avenue and Avenue J meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 251 Paerdegat is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 53 St, is 150 feet away for the B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four 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 Flatlands Av/E 53 St, 150 feet away, for the B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 53 St B82150 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2023
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)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue J
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School1,130 feet
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 54th Street 90 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 100 feet
- Avenue J & East 53rd Street 180 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 53rd Street 230 feet
- Avenue J & East 55th Street 350 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 55th Street 430 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 450 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 52nd Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or Flatlands Avenue.