2nd Avenue & 44th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 44th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1922, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
6 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
1,000 feet
3 Av/44 St · B37
Within a walk
2 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & 44th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/44 St, 1,000 feet away, for the B37.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/44 St B37
    1,000 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 2nd Avenue and 44th Street.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 44 St & 2 Ave 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 200 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 1910 and 1922.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 44th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 44th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. Bay Ridge Child Care Center Pre-K
    950 feet
  2. Colony South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or 44th Street.

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