Avenue I & East 42nd Street
Avenue I and East 42nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Christian Heritage Church is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue I, is 960 feet away for the B7, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 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 Kings Hwy/Avenue I, 960 feet away, for the B7.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue I B7960 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
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 station1,310 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 2017 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 42nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Heritage Children Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
- Blue Sky Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park850 feet
- Bountiful Bliss Community Garden890 feet
Houses of worship
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship850 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue I & East 43rd Street 260 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue I 270 feet
- Troy Avenue & Avenue I 530 feet
- Avenue I & East 40th Street 540 feet
- Avenue I & East 45th Street 800 feet
- Avenue I & East 39th Street 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 42nd Street 860 feet
- Avenue H & East 42nd Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 42nd Street.