Kings Highway & Avenue J
Kings Highway and Avenue J meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 9,487 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 891 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Christian Heritage Church is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue J, is 50 feet away for the B7, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue J, 50 feet away, for the B7.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue J B750 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4801 Kings Highway Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 23 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 891 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
In 2025, 9,487 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 66th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 5,259 more were issued.
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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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 800 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Kings Highway
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Kings Highway
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5520 feet
- Heritage Children Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
- Blue Sky Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bountiful Bliss Community Garden750 feet
Houses of worship
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship910 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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:
- Avenue J & East 46th Street 210 feet
- Avenue J & Troy Avenue 320 feet
- Avenue J & Schenectady Avenue 480 feet
- Avenue J & East 43rd Street 590 feet
- Avenue J & East 48th Street 750 feet
- Kings Highway & Troy Avenue 760 feet
- Avenue J & East 42nd Street 850 feet
- Avenue K & Troy Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or Kings Highway.