Avenue I & East 39th Street
Avenue I and East 39th 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. In 2025, 1,237 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Amersfort Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/Albany Av, is 0.3 miles away for the B6, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/Albany Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B6.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/Albany Av B60.3 milesB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 4102 Avenue H Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,237 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 649th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 347 more were issued.
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
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1910 and 1925.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 39th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 39th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park50 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 38th Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- Avenue I & East 40th Street 260 feet
- East 37th Street & Avenue I 520 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue I 530 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Avenue I 790 feet
- Avenue I & East 42nd Street 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 39th Street 860 feet
- East 35th Street & Avenue I 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 39th Street.