48th Street & 10th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 48th Street and 10th Avenue is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Maimonides Medical Center is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
49 St/10 Av · B11
Within a walk
24 places
11 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Street & 10th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St D
    0.3 miles
    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/10 Av, 310 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/10 Av B11
    310 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
38
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
Elevation
99 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 10th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 10th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 48th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 48th Street

  • Ambulances only 5 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School
    580 feet
  2. Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    600 feet
  3. Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
Show all 9
  1. J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing School
    970 feet
  2. Darkei Chaim School
    1,040 feet
  3. Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School
    1,170 feet
  4. P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School
    1,240 feet
  5. Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rappaport Playground
    1,080 feet
  2. Alben Square
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Maimonides Medical Center Hospital
    310 feet
  2. Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    540 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Agudath Achim House of worship
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 48th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.