Foster Avenue & East 53rd Street
Foster Avenue and East 53rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bible Speaks Church of Christ is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Foster Av, is 150 feet away for the B7, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Foster Av, 150 feet away, for the B7.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Foster Av B7150 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 cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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 four 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 in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Prep School770 feet
- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5870 feet
Houses of worship
- Bible Speaks Church of Christ House of worship150 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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:
- Kings Highway & Foster Avenue 120 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 52nd Street 260 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 51st Street 520 feet
- Kings Highway & Farragut Road 530 feet
- Kings Highway & East 53rd Street 660 feet
- Foster Avenue & Utica Avenue 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 52nd Street 840 feet
- East 53rd Street & Avenue D 860 feet
See every intersection along East 53rd Street or Foster Avenue.