12th Avenue & 38th Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 38th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 181 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas is 520 feet away, and the Engine 282/Ladder 148 firehouse is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
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 37 St/12 Av, 350 feet away, for the B16.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 37 St/12 Av B16350 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 12 Ave & 36 St 21 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3437 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 181 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,652nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 83 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11218
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 38th Street
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-10PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
South side of 38th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 333188.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.
- 9 schools
- 8 day care or pre-K sites
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 college
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 5370 feet
- Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School390 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K430 feet
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- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School520 feet
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School650 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda - Eval Site School660 feet
- Mesivta Nesivas Hatalmud School680 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph School690 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5700 feet
- Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5860 feet
- Little Roses Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5910 feet
- Mesivta Meor Hatorah School980 feet
- Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College1,010 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool1,030 feet
- Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
- Bais Meir School1,230 feet
- Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School1,230 feet
- Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 18 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & 37th Street 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 39th Street 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 36th Street 510 feet
- 12th Avenue & 40th Street 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 38th Street 660 feet
- 36th Street & Minna Street 780 feet
- 13th Avenue & 38th Street 780 feet
- 12th Avenue & 41st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 38th Street.