Avenue M & East 45th Street
Avenue M and East 45th 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. Serenity Community Garden is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, is 930 feet away for the B9 and B41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av, 930 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Flatlands Av B9, B41930 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 14 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.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 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 40 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
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue M
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 45th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of East 45th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319466 and 319773.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built in 1747.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Midwood Catholic Academy School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden900 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Flatlands Library820 feet
- Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House Listed historic place970 feet
Houses of worship
- St Thomas Aquinas Church House of worship1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,260 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store910 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 46th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & Troy Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue M & Schenectady Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 43rd Street 530 feet
- Troy Avenue & Baughman Place 560 feet
- Avenue M & Harden Street 640 feet
- Avenue M & East 48th Street 800 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Avenue L 810 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 45th Street.