Clarkson Avenue & East 49th Street
Clarkson Avenue and East 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, 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, 395 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Rugby Post Office is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Lenox Rd, is 650 feet away for the B46, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Lenox Rd, 650 feet away, for the B46.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Lenox Rd B46 · Shelter650 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Clarkson Ave & Utica Ave 20 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 441 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 395 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,322nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 259 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 67 and 71 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Clarkson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
East side of East 49th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of East 49th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus School1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Rugby Post Office440 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch580 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clarkson Avenue & East 48th Street 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 280 feet
- East 49th Street & Lenox Road 460 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Clarkson Avenue 530 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 51st Street 560 feet
- East 48th Street & Lenox Road 720 feet
- Utica Avenue & Lenox Road 740 feet
- Clarkson Avenue & East 46th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Clarkson Avenue, East 49th Street or Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Driveway.