Foster Avenue & East 51st Street
Foster Avenue and East 51st Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bible Speaks Church of Christ is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Foster Av, is 280 feet away for the B46, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Foster Av, 280 feet away, for the B46.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Foster Av B46280 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 1527 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Farragut
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the 'Regent' Japanese pagodatree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 51st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of East 51st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Foster Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 318988.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Prep School1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Bible Speaks Church of Christ House of worship390 feet
Community centers and public services
- Farragut Post Office820 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Foster Avenue & East 52nd Street 260 feet
- Foster Avenue & Utica Avenue 280 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 53rd Street 520 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 49th Street 560 feet
- Kings Highway & Foster Avenue 650 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 48th Street 820 feet
- Farragut Road & East 51st Street 830 feet
- Avenue D & East 51st Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 51st Street or Foster Avenue.