Utica Avenue & Avenue J
Utica Avenue and Avenue J meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 560 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue J, is 120 feet away for the B46, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue J, 120 feet away, for the B46.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue J B46 · Shelter120 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Utica Avenue carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm, every day.
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.
- 1982 Utica 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 cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 560 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,119th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 278 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 17 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 1940 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Utica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Utica Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 327744 and 338513.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- P.S. 326 Pre-K140 feet
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5770 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship1,210 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy900 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,070 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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:
- Avenue J & East 49th Street 280 feet
- Avenue J & East 51st Street 280 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 540 feet
- Avenue J & East 48th Street 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Utica Avenue 720 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 51st Street 790 feet
- Avenue J & Schenectady Avenue 810 feet
- Avenue J & East 53rd Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or Utica Avenue.