Foster Avenue & East 52nd Street
Foster Avenue and East 52nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bible Speaks Church of Christ is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Foster Av, is 410 feet away for the B7, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Foster Av, 410 feet away, for the B7.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Foster Av B7410 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
- 1527 Utica 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 cars1.8 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.
- 6 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 March 2025.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Regent' Japanese pagodatree and the Amur maackia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 52nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
West side of East 52nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 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
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Prep School1,030 feet
- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Bible Speaks Church of Christ House of worship140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Farragut Post Office1,080 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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 51st Street 260 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 53rd Street 260 feet
- Kings Highway & Foster Avenue 390 feet
- Foster Avenue & Utica Avenue 540 feet
- Farragut Road & East 52nd Street 680 feet
- Kings Highway & Farragut Road 790 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 49th Street 820 feet
- East 52nd Street & Avenue D 850 feet
See every intersection along East 52nd Street or Foster Avenue.