Avenue K & East 38th Street
Avenue K and East 38th Street meet at a three-way junction 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 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/E 38 St, is 80 feet away for the BM1, 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 three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/E 38 St, 80 feet away, for the BM1.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/E 38 St BM180 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 29 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.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station1,020 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of East 38th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- 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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 119 Amersfort School260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park730 feet
Houses of worship
- Flatlands Reformed Church House of worship1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 39th Street 180 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue K 230 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 37th Street 290 feet
- Avenue K & East 37th Street 390 feet
- Avenue K & East 40th Street 520 feet
- East 39th Street & Hubbard Place 570 feet
- Avenue K & East 36th Street 650 feet
- Avenue J & East 38th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 38th Street.