East 38th Street & Avenue H
East 38th Street and Avenue H meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six 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 nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, 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 nine 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, 50 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 38 St B103, BM250 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4102 Avenue H Gas station980 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 six 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 February 2024.
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)
- East Flatbush-Farragut
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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.
Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the Yoshino cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 38th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 38th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
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 center1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship910 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- Avenue H & East 39th Street 260 feet
- East 37th Street & Avenue H 260 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Avenue H 530 feet
- East 40th Street & Avenue H 680 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue H 790 feet
- East 35th Street & Avenue H 800 feet
- Albany Avenue & East 40th Street 820 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 38th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 38th Street.