Utica Avenue & Avenue H

Utica Avenue and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fox Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/Utica Av, is 30 feet away for the B6, B103 and BM2, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. A bus lane runs along Utica Avenue, 7am to 7pm.

Safety record
40 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
2.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Avenue H/Utica Av · B6, B103, BM2
Within a walk
6 places
3 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Utica Avenue & Avenue H Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/Utica Av, 30 feet away, for the B6, B103 and BM2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue H/Utica Av B6, B103, BM2 · Shelter
    30 feet
    B6 B103 BM2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B103 …
  3. BM2 …

Live arrivals

Utica Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1600 Utica Avenue Gas station
    200 feet
  2. 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 40 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 600 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 1940 and 1945.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Avenue H

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue H

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Utica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Utica Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 327729 and 334385.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunners Playground
    330 feet
  2. Fox Playground
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    460 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue H or Utica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.