Albany Avenue & East 40th Street
Albany Avenue and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/Albany Av, is 70 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, 70 feet away, for the B6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/Albany Av B670 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 station220 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 are the London planetree and the paper birch.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 40th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 40th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
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 four 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Albany Avenue & Avenue H 30 feet
- East 40th Street & Avenue H 140 feet
- Avenue H & East 42nd Street 300 feet
- Avenue H & East 43rd Street 560 feet
- Avenue H & East 39th Street 560 feet
- East 38th Street & Avenue H 820 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue I 820 feet
- Troy Avenue & Avenue H 830 feet
See every intersection along Albany Avenue or East 40th Street.