Flatlands Avenue & East 53rd Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Avenue J, is 110 feet away for the B82, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1966, 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 J, 110 feet away, for the B82.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/Avenue J B82110 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 station0.4 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 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
Homes
About 1,300 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 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 53rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 53rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,180 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 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 53rd Street 130 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue J 230 feet
- Avenue J & East 54th Street 310 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 330 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 52nd Street 330 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 400 feet
- Avenue J & East 55th Street 570 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 55th Street 650 feet
See every intersection along East 53rd Street or Flatlands Avenue.