49th Street & 1st Avenue

The three-way junction of 49th Street and 1st Avenue is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bush Terminal Piers Park is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 St/1 Av, is 1,070 feet away for the B11, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Gowanus Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
53 St/1 Av · B11
Within a walk
1 place
1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
49th Street & 1st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 53 St/1 Av, 1,070 feet away, for the B11.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St/1 Av B11
    1,070 feet
    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. 52 St & 1 Ave 22 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.9 miles 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 one crash 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

Six 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
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

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

North side of 49th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of 49th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

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
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue or 49th 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.