48th Street & 1st Avenue

The three-way junction of 48th Street and 1st Avenue is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bush Terminal Piers Park is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 St/1 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the B11, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Gowanus Expressway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
53 St/1 Av · B11
Within a walk
1 place
1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Street & 1st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 53 St/1 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B11.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St/1 Av B11
    0.3 miles
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 2 Ave 19 docks in all
    830 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
    0.6 miles
  2. 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of 48th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

South side of 48th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bush Terminal Piers Park
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two 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
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or 48th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.