13th Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 13th Avenue and 42nd Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Borough Park Library is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
13 Av/43 St · B16
Within a walk
41 places
18 religious buildings, 12 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
13th Avenue & 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. 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 13 Av/43 St, 370 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/43 St B16
    370 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
    0.3 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. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
39 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307579, 312069, 313680 and 332008.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    320 feet
  2. Cong Machna Shalva I School
    330 feet
  3. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
Show all 21
  1. Bais Simcha Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Darkei Chaim School
    540 feet
  3. Mosdos Chasidei Square School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    780 feet
  4. Hadran Academy School
    790 feet
  5. A Helping Hand Preschool
    790 feet
  6. YL Support Services Preschool
    890 feet
  7. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College
    920 feet
  8. P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney School
    940 feet
  9. Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  10. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,010 feet
  11. Mosdos Chasidei Sq-T y y Boro Park School
    1,030 feet
  12. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  13. Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  14. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool
    1,150 feet
  15. Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School
    1,190 feet
  16. Viznitzer Chaider Tiferes Yisroel School
    1,220 feet
  17. Yeshiva Boyan School
    1,290 feet
  18. Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Borough Park Library
    520 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship
    420 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 42nd 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.