Flatlands Avenue & East 59th Street

Flatlands Avenue and East 59th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 1,583 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity is 1,190 feet away, and Uncommon Preparatory CHS is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/Ralph Av, is 430 feet away for the B82 and B82 SBS. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them schools, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
36 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
2.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Flatlands Av/Ralph Av · B82, B82 SBS
Within a walk
11 places
7 schools, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Flatlands Avenue & East 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/Ralph Av, 430 feet away, for the B82 and B82 SBS.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatlands Av/Ralph Av B82, B82 SBS
    430 feet
    B82 B82 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …
  2. B82 SBS …

Live arrivals

Flatlands Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 7pm on Monday to Saturday.

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station
    310 feet
  2. 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 36 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,583 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Eastbound on Flatlands Avenue1,026
Westbound on Flatlands Avenue557
Total1,583

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and June 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 59th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

West side of East 59th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

North side of Flatlands Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Flatlands Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Conservation and the Environment School
    1,190 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Academy School
    1,190 feet
  3. Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity School
    1,190 feet
Show all 7
  1. Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School
    1,190 feet
  2. Uncommon Preparatory CHS School
    1,190 feet
  3. Uncommon Preparatory Charter High School
    1,190 feet
  4. Victory Collegiate High School
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Paerdegat Library
    500 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 5701 Avenue H Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 59th Street or Flatlands Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.