Kings Highway & Avenue K
Kings Highway and Avenue K meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Serenity Community Garden is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue K, is 70 feet away for the B7, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue K, 70 feet away, for the B7.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue K B770 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 30 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Kings Highway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Kings Highway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 1 listed historic place
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden990 feet
- Bountiful Bliss Community Garden1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Listed historic place1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship1,000 feet
- Flatlands Reformed Church House of worship1,000 feet
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Troy Avenue 120 feet
- Avenue K & Troy Avenue 210 feet
- Avenue K & East 45th Street 310 feet
- Avenue K & East 43rd Street 310 feet
- Avenue K & East 46th Street 560 feet
- Avenue K & East 42nd Street 560 feet
- Kings Highway & East 41st Street 600 feet
- Avenue K & Schenectady Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or Kings Highway.