East 48th Street & Avenue H
East 48th Street and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunners Playground is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/E 48 St, is 40 feet away for the B6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 48 St, 40 feet away, for the B6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 48 St B640 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 4801 Kings Highway Gas station210 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 March 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of East 48th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 48th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunners Playground200 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship970 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy360 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Avenue H 130 feet
- East 49th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue H 270 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Glendale Court 530 feet
- Avenue H & East 46th Street 540 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue H 540 feet
- Kings Highway & Schenectady Avenue 550 feet
- Kings Highway & Utica Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 48th Street.