Avenue J & East 39th Street
Avenue J and East 39th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Amersfort Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 38 St, is 880 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.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/E 38 St, 880 feet away, for the BM1.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 38 St BM1880 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 7 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 station1,140 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2023
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 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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue J
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 39th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 39th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 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
- Blue Sky Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5590 feet
- Heritage Children Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5600 feet
- P.S. 119 Amersfort School680 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park50 feet
Houses of worship
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship750 feet
Fire and police
- 63rd Precinct Police station1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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:
- Avenue J & East 38th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 40th Street 260 feet
- Avenue J & East 37th Street 520 feet
- Avenue J & Albany Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue K & East 39th Street 760 feet
- Avenue J & Brooklyn Avenue 790 feet
- Avenue J & East 42nd Street 800 feet
- Avenue I & East 39th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 39th Street.