12th Avenue & 43rd Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 43rd 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. Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 25 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,900 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, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D1,220 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D0.3 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 13 Av/43 St, 870 feet away, for the B16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 13 Av/43 St B16870 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 12 Ave & 36 St 21 docks in all0.4 miles
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 station1,130 feet
- 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 four 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 March 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- 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 43rd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 43rd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301309 and 306156.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.
- 25 religious buildings
- 9 day care or pre-K sites
- 7 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 570 feet
- Yeshiva Boyan School270 feet
- Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School300 feet
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- Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5330 feet
- Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5510 feet
- Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5840 feet
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School850 feet
- Cong Machna Shalva I School950 feet
- Darkei Chaim School1,060 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,150 feet
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,260 feet
- YL Support Services Preschool1,260 feet
- Mosdos Chasidei Square School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,300 feet
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School1,310 feet
- Hadran Academy School1,310 feet
- A Helping Hand Preschool1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brizzi Playground1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Borough Park Library650 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship1,200 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station240 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- KRM Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven 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 & 42nd Street 260 feet
- 44th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 41st Street 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & 45th Street 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & 40th Street 780 feet
- 43rd Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 46th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 43rd Street 900 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 43rd Street.