12th Avenue & 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 45th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 282/Ladder 148 firehouse is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
900 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
1,170 feet
49 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
39 places
22 religious buildings, 9 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
12th Avenue & 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    900 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St D
    1,150 feet
    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 49 St/New Utrecht Av, 1,170 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter
    1,170 feet
    B11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 12 Ave & 36 St 21 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 45th 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 MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 45th 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
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305817 and 333632.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 22 religious buildings
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    190 feet
  2. Yeshiva Boyan School
    380 feet
  3. Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    460 feet
Show all 14
  1. YL Support Services Preschool
    740 feet
  2. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    820 feet
  3. Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School
    820 feet
  4. Hadran Academy School
    870 feet
  5. A Helping Hand Preschool
    870 feet
  6. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  7. P.S. 131 Brooklyn School
    1,090 feet
  8. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  9. Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,140 feet
  10. Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  11. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Borough Park Library
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 23 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:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 45th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.