Avenue J & East 38th Street
Avenue J and East 38th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 119 Amersfort is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 38 St, is 720 feet away for the BM1, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/E 38 St, 720 feet away, for the BM1.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 38 St BM1720 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 16 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.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station880 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 March 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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 38th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 38th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 119 Amersfort School630 feet
- Blue Sky Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
- Heritage Children Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park50 feet
Houses of worship
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship1,010 feet
Fire and police
- 63rd Precinct Police station860 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 37th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 40th Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & Brooklyn Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 38th Street 680 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue J 690 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Brooklyn Avenue 760 feet
- Avenue J & East 35th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 38th Street.