18th Avenue & 46th Street

The three-way junction of 18th Avenue and 46th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Spirit Church is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
600 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
18 Av/45 St · B8
Within a walk
20 places
11 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av F
    600 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave I F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Ditmas Av F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/45 St, 170 feet away, for the B8.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/45 St B8
    170 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1910 and 1937.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8:30am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8:30am to 7pm Friday on 18th Avenue (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Friday on 18th Avenue (south side).

West side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of 46th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 46th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311268, 314723, 315005 and 320811.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bais Yaakov of 18th Ave School
    400 feet
  2. P.S. 192 - the Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry School
    490 feet
  3. Aaa Service Prog Trade or language school
    650 feet
Show all 8
  1. Little Roses DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Skolye Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Sweet Home Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  4. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1668 46th Street Pre-K center
    1,080 feet
  5. Yeshiva Bais Chaya Esther School
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kensington Library
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Spirit Church House of worship
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or 46th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.