East 37th Street & Avenue H
East 37th Street and Avenue H 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. St Vincent Ferrer Church is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 50.4 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, 250 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 38 St B103, BM2250 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 3 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 station1,240 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1950.
Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and October 2023, 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 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 37th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 37th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 3610 Glenwood Road Pre-K center890 feet
Houses of worship
- St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship910 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 38th Street & Avenue H 260 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Avenue H 270 feet
- Avenue H & East 39th Street 520 feet
- East 35th Street & Avenue H 540 feet
- East 34th Street & Avenue H 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 37th Street 860 feet
- East 40th Street & Avenue H 940 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue H 1,050 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 37th Street.