Kings Highway & East 55th Street
Kings Highway and East 55th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Harry Maze Playground is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Clarendon Rd, is 400 feet away for the B7 and B8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Clarendon Rd, 400 feet away, for the B7 and B8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Clarendon Rd B7, B8400 feetB7 B8
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
- B8 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2021.
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-Rugby
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Kings Highway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Kings Highway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ebenezer Preparatory School /Ebenezer Preparatory School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5720 feet
- Ebenezer Prep School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harry Maze Playground740 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & East 54th Street 270 feet
- Avenue D & East 55th Street 410 feet
- East 55th Street & Clarendon Road 430 feet
- Kings Highway & Clarendon Road 470 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue D 580 feet
- Avenue D & East 54th Street 610 feet
- East 54th Street & Clarendon Road 650 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue D 680 feet
See every intersection along East 55th Street or Kings Highway.