5th Avenue & 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 48th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Park United Presbyterian Church Parsonage stands 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1903 and 1923, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/48 St · B63
Within a walk
15 places
9 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/48 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/48 St B63 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B63
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    60 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. 842 5th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026

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 (Central)
Elevation
118 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1903 and 1923.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 48th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 48th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 5th Avenue

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

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309812, 312138, 332517 and 338870.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 173 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1898 and 1906.

  1. Park United Presbyterian Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 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
    1,120 feet
  2. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    1,280 feet
  3. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship
    620 feet
  2. Zion Presbyterian Church Landmark
    780 feet
  3. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  2. Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    280 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    950 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 37 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 48th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.