5th Avenue & 46th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 46th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
5 Av/45 St · B63
Within a walk
13 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    1,050 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/45 St, 170 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/45 St B63
    170 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 842 5th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    870 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
117 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1920.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 46th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 46th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-4PM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311882 and 331426.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 136 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1901 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  2. Bubmble Bee Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    590 feet
  2. Sunset Park Playground
    1,280 feet
  3. Pena Herrera Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship
    180 feet
  2. Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship
    790 feet
  3. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
Show all 4
  1. Zion Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4520 4th Avenue Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    600 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 46th Street or 5th Avenue.

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