1st Avenue & 40th Street
The three-way junction of 1st Avenue and 40th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 2 Av/37 St, is 0.3 miles away for the B35 and B70, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. Within 820 feet are four homes. Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/37 St, 0.3 miles away, for the B35 and B70.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 2 Av/37 St B35, B700.3 milesB35 B70
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
- B70 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 42 St & 1 Ave 19 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 889 3rd Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 533 2nd Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11232
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (West)
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are four homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1931.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 39th Street & 1st Avenue 250 feet
- 41st Street & 1st Avenue 280 feet
- 42nd Street & 1st Avenue 530 feet
- 43rd Street & 1st Avenue 790 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 39th Street 1,030 feet
- 44th Street & 1st Avenue 1,060 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 41st Street 1,060 feet
- 2nd Avenue & Gowanus Expressway 1,090 feet
See every intersection along 1st Avenue or 40th Street.