Albany Avenue & Avenue H
Albany Avenue and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/Albany Av, is 40 feet away for the B6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/Albany Av, 40 feet away, for the B6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/Albany Av B640 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4102 Avenue H Gas station190 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63 and 67 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Albany Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Albany Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Albany Avenue & East 40th Street 30 feet
- East 40th Street & Avenue H 110 feet
- Avenue H & East 42nd Street 270 feet
- Avenue H & East 43rd Street 530 feet
- Avenue H & East 39th Street 530 feet
- East 38th Street & Avenue H 790 feet
- Troy Avenue & Avenue H 800 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue I 860 feet
See every intersection along Albany Avenue or Avenue H.