13th Avenue & 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 13th Avenue and 40th 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. Cong Machna Shalva I is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 15 of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
13 Av/39 St · B16
Within a walk
44 places
15 day care or pre-K sites, 14 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
13th Avenue & 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    0.5 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 13 Av/39 St, 160 feet away, for the B16.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/39 St B16
    160 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

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.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 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 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and October 2021, 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 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 40th 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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of 40th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304570, 304571, 304610 and 312810.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 15 day care or pre-K sites
  • 14 religious buildings
  • 13 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College
    390 feet
  2. Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    490 feet
Show all 29
  1. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool
    620 feet
  3. Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  4. Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  5. Cong Machna Shalva I School
    850 feet
  6. Yeled V'Yalda - Eval Site School
    860 feet
  7. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  8. Bnos Yakov of Boro Park School
    900 feet
  9. Yeshiva Headstart 40th Street Pre-K
    900 feet
  10. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  11. Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  12. Bais Meir School
    970 feet
  13. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    970 feet
  14. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School
    990 feet
  15. Bais Tziporah School
    1,050 feet
  16. Bais Yaakov of Bensonhurst School
    1,050 feet
  17. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  18. Darkei Chaim School
    1,060 feet
  19. Bais Simcha Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  20. Kesser Malka School
    1,140 feet
  21. United Talmudical Academy-Boro Park School
    1,140 feet
  22. Cuddle Cove Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  23. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    1,270 feet
  24. Mosdos Chasidei Square School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,300 feet
  25. Hadran Academy School
    1,310 feet
  26. A Helping Hand Preschool
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Borough Park Library
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship
    340 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    570 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 13th Avenue or 40th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.