East 38th Street & Avenue I
East 38th Street and Avenue I meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Amersfort Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/Avenue I, is 1,260 feet away for the B41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Avenue I, 1,260 feet away, for the B41.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/Avenue I B41 · Shelter1,260 feetB41
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Avenue I.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1760 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11210
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1926.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Avenue I
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of East 38th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of East 38th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bluesky Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Lil Cookies Too Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Amersfort Park50 feet
Fire and police
- 63rd Precinct Police station1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 37th Street & Avenue I 260 feet
- Avenue I & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Avenue I & East 40th Street 520 feet
- Brooklyn Avenue & Avenue I 530 feet
- Albany Avenue & Avenue I 790 feet
- East 35th Street & Avenue I 800 feet
- Avenue J & East 38th Street 850 feet
- East 34th Street & Avenue I 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Avenue I or East 38th Street.