Flatlands Avenue & Avenue L
Flatlands Avenue and Avenue L meet at a six-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Judah Congregation is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Avenue L, is 190 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Avenue L, 190 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Avenue L B82190 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 45th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 45th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden170 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship650 feet
- Flatlands Reformed Church House of worship1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 46th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & Troy Avenue 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 46th Street 320 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Troy Avenue 330 feet
- Avenue L & East 41st Street 370 feet
- Troy Avenue & East 41st Street 370 feet
- Avenue L & Schenectady Avenue 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 40th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L, East 45th Street or Flatlands Avenue.