Flatbush Avenue & East 46th Street
Flatbush Avenue and East 46th Street 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. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatbush Av/E 46 St, is 40 feet away for the B9 and B41, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/E 46 St, 40 feet away, for the B9 and B41.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatbush Av/E 46 St B9, B4140 feetB9 B41
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B41 …
Cycling
- 38 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 station1,210 feet
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers450 feet
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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Flatbush Avenue (west side).
East side of Flatbush Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 322249 and 323016.
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-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trust Triangle340 feet
- Power Playground1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Flatbush House of worship560 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ryder Retail Post Office650 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 309/Ladder 159 Fire station1,020 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and seven 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:
- Flatbush Avenue & Avenue O 300 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Avenue O 420 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Quentin Road 480 feet
- Flatbush Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 490 feet
- Avenue R & Hendrickson Street 580 feet
- Avenue N & East 46th Street 650 feet
- East 48th Street & Avenue O 690 feet
- Avenue N & East 45th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along East 46th Street or Flatbush Avenue.