14th Avenue & 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 40th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bnos Yakov of Boro Park is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 14 of them schools, and ten places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
14 Av/41 St · B16
Within a walk
38 places
14 schools, 13 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 40th 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Ditmas Av F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/41 St, 170 feet away, for the B16.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/41 St B16
    170 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 43 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    720 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
53 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 14th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

West side of 14th Avenue

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

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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South 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 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300655, 304570, 312864 and 327571.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bnos Yakov of Boro Park School
    120 feet
  2. Yeshiva Headstart 40th Street Pre-K
    120 feet
  3. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    130 feet
Show all 25
  1. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Bais Tziporah School
    270 feet
  3. Bais Yaakov of Bensonhurst School
    270 feet
  4. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    300 feet
  5. Cuddle Cove Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  6. P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney School
    690 feet
  7. Bais Simcha Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  8. Mosdos Chasidei Sq-T y y Boro Park School
    790 feet
  9. Gan Yisroel School
    930 feet
  10. Kochavim School
    930 feet
  11. Viznitzer Chaider Tiferes Yisroel School
    960 feet
  12. Talmud Torah Tiferes Yechiel D'Aleks School
    960 feet
  13. Cong Machna Shalva II School
    1,040 feet
  14. Bais Shifra Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
  15. Mosdos Chasidei Square School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,040 feet
  16. Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Ctr Preschool
    1,050 feet
  17. Bais Meir School
    1,050 feet
  18. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    1,050 feet
  19. Daemen University-Brooklyn Branch College
    1,070 feet
  20. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    1,190 feet
  21. Little Cubs Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet
  22. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion-15th Ave School
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Lmaan Achai Bukhorim House of worship
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    880 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 20 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 40th 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.