Avenue K & East 48th Street
Avenue K and East 48th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Beth Judah Congregation is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue K/Schenectady Av, is 270 feet away for the BM1, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue K/Schenectady Av, 270 feet away, for the BM1.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue K/Schenectady Av BM1270 feetBM1
Next buses at this stop
- BM1 …
Cycling
- 9 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 station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue K
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue K
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- New Generation Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship560 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy400 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,220 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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:
- Flatlands Avenue & East 48th Street 250 feet
- Avenue K & East 49th Street 260 feet
- Avenue K & Schenectady Avenue 270 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 49th Street 320 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue K 340 feet
- Avenue K & Utica Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue K & East 46th Street 540 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 580 feet
See every intersection along Avenue K or East 48th Street.