Avenue J & East 46th Street
Avenue J and East 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing 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 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue J, is 240 feet away for the B7, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue J, 240 feet away, for the B7.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue J B7240 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4801 Kings Highway Gas station0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No parking 3 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 46th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 46th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5310 feet
- P.S. 326 Pre-K1,080 feet
- Heritage Children Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
Show all 4
- Blue Sky Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bountiful Bliss Community Garden970 feet
Houses of worship
- Christian Heritage Church House of worship1,120 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Avenue J 210 feet
- Avenue J & Schenectady Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue J & Troy Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue J & East 48th Street 540 feet
- Avenue J & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 49th Street 800 feet
- Avenue K & East 46th Street 850 feet
- Avenue I & East 46th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 46th Street.