Avenue J & East 49th Street
Avenue J and East 49th 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 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue J, is 380 feet away for the B46, 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 six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue J, 380 feet away, for the B46.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue J B46380 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
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 December 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
- 18 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 1930 and 1950.
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- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue J
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Avenue J
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- P.S. 326 Pre-K280 feet
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5490 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship960 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,000 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue J & East 48th Street 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue J 280 feet
- Avenue J & Schenectady Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue J & East 51st Street 560 feet
- Avenue J & East 46th Street 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 52nd Street 820 feet
- Avenue K & East 49th Street 860 feet
- East 49th Street & Avenue I 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue J or East 49th Street.