13th Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 13th Avenue and 38th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Meir is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 11 of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
37 St/13 Av · B16
Within a walk
30 places
11 schools, 9 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
13th Avenue & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 37 St/13 Av, 290 feet away, for the B16.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 37 St/13 Av B16
    290 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 37 St & 13 Ave 16 docks in all
    290 feet

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.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
  • Turn calming, January 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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 9am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 9am to 7pm Friday on 38th Street (south side).

East side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305515, 313209, 332429 and 333187.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 1 listed historic place

Schools and child care

  1. Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    80 feet
  2. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College
    230 feet
  3. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool
    250 feet
Show all 20
  1. Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    270 feet
  2. Yeled V'Yalda - Eval Site School
    340 feet
  3. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    350 feet
  4. Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    410 feet
  5. Bais Meir School
    450 feet
  6. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    450 feet
  7. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School
    470 feet
  8. Kesser Malka School
    620 feet
  9. United Talmudical Academy-Boro Park School
    620 feet
  10. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    750 feet
  11. Mesivta Nesivas Hatalmud School
    940 feet
  12. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,010 feet
  13. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  14. Gan Yisroel School
    1,130 feet
  15. Bais Tziporah School
    1,160 feet
  16. Bais Yaakov of Bensonhurst School
    1,160 feet
  17. Cuddle Cove Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Chevra Linath Hazedeck Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 38th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.