14th Avenue & 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 42nd 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. P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 49 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1914 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 42nd 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 14 Av/41 St, 370 feet away, for the B16.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 37 St & 13 Ave 16 docks in all
    0.4 miles

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
    0.6 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, July 2025

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1914 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 9am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 9am to 7pm Friday on 42nd Street (south side).

East side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 14th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

North side of 42nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307579, 307580 and 332008.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney School
    160 feet
  2. Bais Simcha Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    260 feet
  3. Mosdos Chasidei Sq-T y y Boro Park School
    270 feet
Show all 27
  1. Viznitzer Chaider Tiferes Yisroel School
    440 feet
  2. Mosdos Chasidei Square School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    520 feet
  3. Yeshiva Headstart 40th Street Pre-K
    540 feet
  4. Bnos Yakov of Boro Park School
    540 feet
  5. Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  6. TLC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  7. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion-15th Ave School
    780 feet
  8. Bais Tziporah School
    780 feet
  9. Bais Yaakov of Bensonhurst School
    780 feet
  10. Wee! Wee! Daycare1366 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    820 feet
  11. Shira Head Start Bais Yaakov I,ii,iii,iv,v,vl,vll Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  12. Gan Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  13. Bais Yitzchak School
    860 feet
  14. Congregation Bnos Chaya-Brooklyn School
    900 feet
  15. Darkei Chaim School
    930 feet
  16. Cuddle Cove Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  17. Cong Machna Shalva I School
    970 feet
  18. Tomer D'Vora School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
  19. Congregation Bnos Chaya School
    990 feet
  20. Cong Machna Shalva II School
    1,040 feet
  21. Beth Jacob of Boro Park School
    1,060 feet
  22. Yesodei Bina School
    1,060 feet
  23. Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  24. 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
    770 feet
  2. First Congregation Anshe Sfard House of worship
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 17 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 14th Avenue or 42nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.