East 49th Street & Avenue O
East 49th Street and Avenue O meet at a three-way junction 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. Power Playground is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/E 48 St, is 750 feet away for the B9 and B41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/E 48 St, 750 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/E 48 St B9, B41750 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2255 Flatbush Avenue Gas station730 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 12 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 49th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- First Noah's Ark Universal Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Power Playground350 feet
- Trust Triangle550 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush House of worship1,050 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office700 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 309/Ladder 159 Fire station640 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch680 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,200 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four 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 48th Street & Avenue O 260 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue O 520 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue O 650 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 720 feet
- East 49th Street & Fillmore Avenue 780 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & East 48th Street 810 feet
- Avenue N & East 49th Street 860 feet
- Avenue R & Hendrickson Street 930 feet
See every intersection along Avenue O or East 49th Street.