Foster Avenue & East 45th Street
Foster Avenue and East 45th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Chiarantano Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue D/E 45 St, is 940 feet away for the B8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 45 St, 940 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue D/E 45 St B8940 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4210 Farragut Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Farragut
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 45th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 45th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Foster Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chiarantano Playground900 feet
- Paerdegat Park1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Hyde Park Congregation Church House of worship340 feet
- St Therese Lisieux Church House of worship730 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Foster Avenue & East 46th Street 260 feet
- Foster Avenue & Troy Avenue 270 feet
- Foster Avenue & Schenectady Avenue 530 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 43rd Street 540 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 42nd Street 800 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 48th Street 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 45th Street 860 feet
- Avenue D & East 45th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 45th Street or Foster Avenue.