Avenue M & East 48th Street
Avenue M and East 48th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Avenue M, is 620 feet away for the B46, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Avenue M, 620 feet away, for the B46.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Avenue M B46620 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1982 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 17 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet.
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 December 2015 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue M
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 48th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of East 48th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319183 and 319505.
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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Learning Ladder Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- P.S. 203 Floyd Bennett School1,110 feet
- First Noah's Ark Universal Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Power Playground1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House Listed historic place330 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue M & East 49th Street 260 feet
- Avenue M & Schenectady Avenue 270 feet
- Avenue M & Utica Avenue 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 46th Street 540 feet
- Avenue M & East 45th Street 800 feet
- Avenue L & East 48th Street 800 feet
- Avenue M & East 51st Street 820 feet
- Avenue N & East 48th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Avenue M or East 48th Street.