East 49th Street & Avenue H
East 49th Street and Avenue H meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunners Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Avenue H, is 110 feet away for the B7, 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 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Avenue H, 110 feet away, for the B7.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Avenue H B7110 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1600 Utica Avenue Gas station260 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 20 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
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue H
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue H
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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 Playground50 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel of Midwood House of worship800 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy180 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kings Highway & Avenue H 130 feet
- East 48th Street & Avenue H 270 feet
- Utica Avenue & Avenue H 280 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue H 530 feet
- East 51st Street & Avenue H 560 feet
- Kings Highway & Utica Avenue 570 feet
- Kings Highway & Schenectady Avenue 730 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Glendale Court 790 feet
See every intersection along Avenue H or East 49th Street.