Avenue I & East 32nd Street

Avenue I and East 32nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Joost and Elizabeth Van Nuyse House stands 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Flatbush Av/Avenue I · B41
Within a walk
6 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue I & East 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue I, 420 feet away, for the B41.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Avenue I B41 · Shelter
    420 feet
    B41
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
63 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatlands
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Avenue I

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Avenue I

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of East 32nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 32nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built between 1780 and 1792.

  1. Joost and Elizabeth Van Nuyse House Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  2. Bluesky Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    410 feet
  3. Jumpstart Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Vanderveer Post Office
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    750 feet
  2. Target Store
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue I or East 32nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, 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.