14th Avenue & 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th 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 Yaakov of Bensonhurst is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 15 of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
14 Av/39 St · B16, B35
Within a walk
35 places
15 schools, 11 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ditmas Av F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/39 St, 180 feet away, for the B16 and B35.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/39 St B16, B35 · Shelter
    180 feet
    B16 B35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …
  2. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 14th Avenue.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    190 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
    2.7 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in 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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Avenue

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 38th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 38th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 313209 and 332429.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 15 schools
  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    330 feet
  2. Bais Tziporah School
    380 feet
  3. Bais Yaakov of Bensonhurst School
    380 feet
Show all 27
  1. Cuddle Cove Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  2. Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  3. Bais Meir School
    520 feet
  4. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    520 feet
  5. Yeshiva Headstart 40th Street Pre-K
    640 feet
  6. Bnos Yakov of Boro Park School
    640 feet
  7. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  8. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    670 feet
  9. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool
    680 feet
  10. Gan Yisroel School
    770 feet
  11. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    820 feet
  12. Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  13. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College
    1,010 feet
  14. Yeled V'Yalda - Eval Site School
    1,120 feet
  15. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  16. Talmud Torah Tiferes Yechiel D'Aleks School
    1,170 feet
  17. Twinkle Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  18. Kesser Malka School
    1,190 feet
  19. United Talmudical Academy-Boro Park School
    1,190 feet
  20. P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney School
    1,210 feet
  21. Kochavim School
    1,250 feet
  22. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas School
    1,250 feet
  23. Bais Simcha Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet
  24. Mosdos Chasidei Sq-T y y Boro Park School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dome Playground
    920 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 38th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.