Avenue I & East 45th Street
Avenue I and East 45th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Bountiful Bliss Community Garden is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue I, is 160 feet away for the B7, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue I, 160 feet away, for the B7.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue I B7160 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, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4801 Kings Highway Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 20 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 1925 and 1940.
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- 51 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 45th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 45th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Kings Highway
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bountiful Bliss Community Garden950 feet
- Sunners Playground1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship1,010 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Avenue I 130 feet
- Avenue I & East 46th Street 270 feet
- Troy Avenue & Avenue I 270 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue I 530 feet
- Avenue I & East 43rd Street 540 feet
- Kings Highway & Schenectady Avenue 700 feet
- Avenue I & East 42nd Street 800 feet
- Avenue I & East 48th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 45th Street.