Brooklyn Avenue & Avenue H
Brooklyn Avenue and Avenue H 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. In 2026, 555 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. St Vincent Ferrer Church is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 50.3 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 38 St, 520 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 38 St B103, BM2520 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4102 Avenue H Gas station0.3 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 555 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1964.
Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Brooklyn Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Brooklyn Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 3610 Glenwood Road Pre-K center1,090 feet
- The Reggio Emilia Montessori Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship1,180 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 37th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- East 35th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- East 38th Street & Avenue H 530 feet
- East 34th Street & Avenue H 530 feet
- Avenue H & East 39th Street 790 feet
- New York Avenue & Avenue H 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & Brooklyn Avenue 860 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Avenue I 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or Brooklyn Avenue.