2nd Avenue & 49th Street
The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 49th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 507 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bush Terminal Piers Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 53 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 53 St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Southbound
1 line- R …
Also within a walk
- 45 St R0.5 milesR
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/49 St, 850 feet away, for the B37.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/49 St B37850 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 2 Ave 19 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 507 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,172nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 239 more were issued.
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
- 20 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 2nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
West side of 2nd Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 49th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 49th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bush Terminal Piers Park1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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:
- 2nd Avenue & 48th Street 260 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 50th Street 260 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 47th Street 520 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 51st Street 520 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 46th Street 780 feet
- 49th Street & 1st Avenue 780 feet
- 52nd Street & 2nd Avenue 780 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 49th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or 49th Street.