Avenue I & East 46th Street
Avenue I and East 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue I, is 150 feet away for the B7, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue I, 150 feet away, for the B7.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue I B7150 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, 2.5 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 one crash 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 January 2022.
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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 46th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 46th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunners Playground1,020 feet
- Bountiful Bliss Community Garden1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship740 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Avenue I 130 feet
- Avenue I & East 45th Street 270 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue I 270 feet
- Kings Highway & Schenectady Avenue 510 feet
- Troy Avenue & Avenue I 530 feet
- Avenue I & East 48th Street 540 feet
- East 49th Street & Avenue I 800 feet
- Avenue I & East 43rd Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 46th Street.