East 48th Street & Avenue O
East 48th Street and Avenue O meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 309/Ladder 159 firehouse is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/E 48 St, is 490 feet away for the B9 and B41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/E 48 St, 490 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/E 48 St B9, B41490 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 Flatbush Avenue Gas station990 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1,130 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 48th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of East 48th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 320472 and 323387.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- First Noah's Ark Universal Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trust Triangle290 feet
- Power Playground610 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush House of worship790 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office440 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 309/Ladder 159 Fire station520 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch420 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,290 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five 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:
- East 49th Street & Avenue O 260 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue O 270 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue O 380 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 460 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 48th Street 550 feet
- Avenue R & Hendrickson Street 670 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 46th Street 690 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Fillmore Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 48th Street.