Avenue I & East 48th Street
Avenue I and East 48th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood is 220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Schenectady Av, is 640 feet away for the B7, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Schenectady Av, 640 feet away, for the B7.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Schenectady Av B7640 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 1600 Utica Avenue Gas station1,260 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunners Playground810 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship220 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,140 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and seven 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 49th Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue I 270 feet
- Avenue I & East 46th Street 540 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue I 540 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue I 670 feet
- Kings Highway & Schenectady Avenue 670 feet
- Avenue I & East 45th Street 800 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue I 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 48th Street.