Flatlands Avenue & East 55th Street
Flatlands Avenue and East 55th Street 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. Fox Playground is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 53 St, is 580 feet away for the B82, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 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/E 53 St, 580 feet away, for the B82.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 53 St B82580 feetB82
Next buses at this stop
- B82 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station1,210 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 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 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Flatlands Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 251 Paerdegat School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground930 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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 J & East 55th Street 250 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 54th Street 320 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 56th Street 330 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue J 430 feet
- Avenue J & East 54th Street 510 feet
- Avenue J & East 56th Street 520 feet
- East 55th Street & Avenue I 610 feet
- Avenue J & East 53rd Street 610 feet
See every intersection along East 55th Street or Flatlands Avenue.