Flatlands Avenue & East 52nd Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 5,181 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Avenue J, is 440 feet away for the B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Avenue J, 440 feet away, for the B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Avenue J B82440 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.
- 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 cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 5,181 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 154th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,675 more were issued.
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
- 13 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 1940 and 1955.
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- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 52nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 52nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- 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-K1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy850 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 51st Street 320 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 330 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 53rd Street 330 feet
- Avenue J & East 53rd Street 470 feet
- Avenue K & East 52nd Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue J 560 feet
- Avenue J & East 51st Street 590 feet
- Avenue J & East 54th Street 640 feet
See every intersection along East 52nd Street or Flatlands Avenue.