Avenue I & East 40th Street
Avenue I and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Amersfort Park is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/Albany Av, is 1,090 feet away for the B6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, 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, 1,090 feet away, for the B6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/Albany Av B61,090 feetB6
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, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4102 Avenue H Gas station1,230 feet
- 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and March 2024, 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 40th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Blue Sky Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- Heritage Children Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park310 feet
Houses of worship
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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:
- Avenue I & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue I 270 feet
- East 38th Street & Avenue I 520 feet
- Avenue I & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- East 37th Street & Avenue I 780 feet
- Avenue I & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 40th Street 860 feet
- East 40th Street & Avenue H 960 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 40th Street.