Flatlands Avenue & East 51st Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 51st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Flatlands Av, is 400 feet away for the B46 and B46 SBS, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Flatlands Av, 400 feet away, for the B46 and B46 SBS.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Flatlands Av B46, B46 SBS400 feetB46 B46 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
- B46 SBS …
Cycling
- 8 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.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
- 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 700 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 51st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 51st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 326 Pre-K940 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy530 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,170 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 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, 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:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 52nd Street 320 feet
- Avenue K & East 51st Street 340 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Utica Avenue 340 feet
- Avenue K & Utica Avenue 490 feet
- Avenue J & East 51st Street 520 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue K 580 feet
- Avenue K & East 52nd Street 600 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 650 feet
See every intersection along East 51st Street or Flatlands Avenue.