46th Street & 11th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 46th Street and 11th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Alben Square is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
340 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
49 St/11 Av · B11
Within a walk
31 places
19 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
46th Street & 11th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    340 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St D
    1,130 feet
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gardens of Fort Hamilton Parkway Station” (2012) by Portia Munson at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/11 Av, 870 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/11 Av B11
    870 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 37 St & Fort Hamilton Pkwy 12 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    970 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 1930.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 11th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 11th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 46th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of 46th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300598 and 337188.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  3. Darkei Chaim School
    880 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. 131 Brooklyn School
    940 feet
  2. We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School
    990 feet
  4. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    1,030 feet
  5. Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  6. Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School
    1,270 feet
  7. Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    50 feet
  2. Brizzi Playground
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 24 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 of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 46th Street.

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