Foster Avenue & East 58th Street
Foster Avenue and East 58th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Playground is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Foster Av, is 670 feet away for the B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Foster Av, 670 feet away, for the B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Foster Av B47670 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5916 Foster Avenue Gas station610 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 58th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 58th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glenwood Playground1,040 feet
- Curtis Playground1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glenwood Community Center1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three 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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Foster Avenue & East 59th Street 320 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 57th Street 320 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 56th Street 650 feet
- Foster Avenue & Ralph Avenue 670 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 79th Street 820 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 80th Street 860 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 80th Street 900 feet
- Farragut Road & East 58th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along East 58th Street or Foster Avenue.