10th Avenue & 42nd Street
The four-way crossing of 10th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D650 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 9 Av D0.3 milesD
- 50 St D0.5 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gardens of Fort Hamilton Parkway Station” (2012) by Portia Munson at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 39 St/10 Av, 880 feet away, for the B35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/10 Av B35 · Countdown sign880 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all1,280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station770 feet
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 42nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 42nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 8 day care or pre-K sites
- 8 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5300 feet
- Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS School400 feet
- Hello Kiddie Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5440 feet
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- Bnos Margulia Viznitz School460 feet
- Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School500 feet
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School540 feet
- Sunny Skies Pre-School # 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K540 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5550 feet
- West Brooklyn Community High School820 feet
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5820 feet
- Darkei Chaim School900 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 5930 feet
- Talmud Torah Sanz Klausenburg School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,090 feet
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School1,110 feet
- Bais Esther School 3 School1,200 feet
- Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brizzi Playground50 feet
- Heffernan Triangle1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 23 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- New Utrecht Avenue & 42nd Street 130 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 10th Avenue 170 feet
- 10th Avenue & 41st Street 260 feet
- 43rd Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 41st Street 280 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 43rd Street 460 feet
- 10th Avenue & 40th Street 520 feet
- 44th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 42nd Street.