13th Avenue & 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 13th Avenue and 39th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 12 of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
39 St/13 Av · B35
Within a walk
38 places
12 day care or pre-K sites, 12 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
13th Avenue & 39th 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 nine 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 39 St/13 Av, 110 feet away, for the B35.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 39 St/13 Av B35 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 37 St & 13 Ave 16 docks in all
    540 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
    1,240 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
  • Turn calming, September 2025

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 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 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Ten 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
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

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

North side of 39th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 39th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305514, 305515 and 333187.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 12 religious buildings
  • 12 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College
    130 feet
  2. Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  3. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool
    360 feet
Show all 25
  1. Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Yeled V'Yalda - Eval Site School
    600 feet
  3. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  4. Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  5. Bais Meir School
    720 feet
  6. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    720 feet
  7. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School
    730 feet
  8. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    750 feet
  9. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    780 feet
  10. Kesser Malka School
    880 feet
  11. United Talmudical Academy-Boro Park School
    880 feet
  12. Bais Tziporah School
    900 feet
  13. Bais Yaakov of Bensonhurst School
    900 feet
  14. Cuddle Cove Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  15. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    1,010 feet
  16. Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  17. Cong Machna Shalva I School
    1,110 feet
  18. Yeshiva Headstart 40th Street Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  19. Bnos Yakov of Boro Park School
    1,160 feet
  20. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  21. Mesivta Nesivas Hatalmud School
    1,200 feet
  22. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Borough Park Library
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 24 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 13th Avenue or 39th 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.