Ralph Avenue & East 72nd Street
Ralph Avenue and East 72nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Jacob Joffe Fields is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Avenue J, is 190 feet away for the B47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 13 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1989, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Avenue J, 190 feet away, for the B47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Avenue J B47190 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 12 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.
- 5828 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, August 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1965 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of East 72nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Ralph Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-9:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 330018.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jacob Joffe Fields Field900 feet
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch410 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch500 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket600 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & Ralph Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue K & East 72nd Street 460 feet
- Avenue J & East 59th Street 560 feet
- Avenue K & Ralph Avenue 570 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Bergen Avenue 660 feet
- Avenue K & East 73rd Street 720 feet
- Avenue J & East 58th Street 820 feet
- Avenue K & East 59th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along East 72nd Street or Ralph Avenue.