12th Avenue & 42nd Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 434 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Engine 282/Ladder 148 firehouse is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,800 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D0.4 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, 880 feet away, for the B35.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/12 Av B35880 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 12 Ave & 36 St 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 434 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,271st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 171 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 39 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of 12th Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 42nd 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 WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of 42nd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301307 and 311041.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.
- 21 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
Schools and child care
- Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5250 feet
- Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5320 feet
- Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School410 feet
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- Yeshiva Boyan School530 feet
- Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5590 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
- Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,100 feet
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School1,110 feet
- Cong Machna Shalva I School1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Borough Park Library910 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship940 feet
- Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship1,200 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station140 feet
Supermarkets
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 12th Avenue & 43rd Street 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 41st Street 260 feet
- 44th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & 40th Street 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & 45th Street 780 feet
- 13th Avenue & 42nd Street 780 feet
- 12th Avenue & 39th Street 780 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 42nd Street 850 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 42nd Street.