Avenue K & East 46th Street
Avenue K and East 46th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Serenity Community Garden is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/Schenectady Av, is 340 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 four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/Schenectady Av, 340 feet away, for the BM1.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/Schenectady Av BM1340 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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 four 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue K
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 46th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 46th Street
- No parking 9 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 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship470 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy940 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue K & East 45th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & Schenectady Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue K & East 48th Street 540 feet
- Kings Highway & Avenue K 560 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 46th Street 640 feet
- Kings Highway & Troy Avenue 690 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 710 feet
- Avenue K & Troy Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 46th Street.