Avenue M & East 46th Street
Avenue M and East 46th 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. Midwood Catholic Academy is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue N/E 46 St, is 970 feet away for the B41, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue N/E 46 St, 970 feet away, for the B41.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue N/E 46 St B41970 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1924 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 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.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue M
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Midwood Catholic Academy School1,280 feet
- Learning Ladder Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Serenity Community Garden1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House Listed historic place710 feet
- Flatlands Library1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,170 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 45th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & Schenectady Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue M & Troy Avenue 530 feet
- Avenue M & East 48th Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 49th Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 46th Street 810 feet
- Troy Avenue & Baughman Place 820 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 46th Street.