Avenue L & East 49th Street
Avenue L and East 49th 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. In 2025, 781 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Beth Judah Congregation is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue L, is 380 feet away for the B46, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue L, 380 feet away, for the B46.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue L B46380 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 8 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 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station270 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 781 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 916th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 396 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are 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 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Learning Ladder Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Beth Judah Congregation House of worship970 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy940 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store430 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 48th Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & Utica Avenue 280 feet
- Avenue L & Schenectady Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue L & East 51st Street 560 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 49th Street 770 feet
- Avenue L & East 46th Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 49th Street 810 feet
- Avenue L & East 52nd Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 49th Street.