7th Avenue & 46th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 46th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park is 590 feet away, and Sunset Park Recreation Center is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
49 St/7 Av · B11
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 46th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/7 Av, 880 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/7 Av B11
    880 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 7th Avenue.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 46 St & 7 Ave 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
148 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 46th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 46th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 39 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built in 1903.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  2. P.S. 169 Sunset Park School
    810 feet
  3. The School of Creativity and Innovation School
    850 feet
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  1. P.S. at 736 48 Street - Brooklyn Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  3. Modern International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    590 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 40 Ambulance station
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Baptist Church House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sunset Park Recreation Center
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 29 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 46th Street or 7th Avenue.

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