12th Avenue & 40th Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 40th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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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 seven minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D0.5 milesD
- 9 Av 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/12 Av, 350 feet away, for the B35.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/12 Av B35350 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 12 Ave & 36 St 21 docks in all1,120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019
- Turn calming, July 2024
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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- 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 40th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
South side of 40th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 312810.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.
- 14 religious buildings
- 10 day care or pre-K sites
- 9 schools
- 1 college
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5770 feet
- Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
- Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School920 feet
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- Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
- Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School930 feet
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School1,050 feet
- Yeshiva Boyan School1,050 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
- Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,120 feet
- Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College1,170 feet
- Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School1,170 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda - Eval Site School1,180 feet
- Mesivta Nesivas Hatalmud School1,200 feet
- Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,200 feet
- Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph School1,210 feet
- Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,220 feet
- West Brooklyn Community High School1,270 feet
- Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,270 feet
- TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,300 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship840 feet
- Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship1,120 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station660 feet
Supermarkets
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 21 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & 39th Street 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 41st Street 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 42nd Street 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & 38th Street 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 40th Street 760 feet
- 13th Avenue & 40th Street 770 feet
- 12th Avenue & 43rd Street 780 feet
- 12th Avenue & 37th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 40th Street.