12th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 49th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 30 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
110 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
49 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
42 places
30 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
12th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    110 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 55 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/New Utrecht Av, 120 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019
  • Turn calming, July 2024

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
59 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and November 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM

North side of 49th Street

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

South side of 49th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • 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 MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303982, 334936 and 334937.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 30 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    250 feet
  2. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    370 feet
  3. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    570 feet
Show all 10
  1. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  2. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    690 feet
  3. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
  4. E&d Children Center Preschool
    1,130 feet
  5. Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet
  6. Evalcare Preschool
    1,230 feet
  7. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    590 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    850 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 49th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.