14th Avenue & 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 48th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. First Congregation Anshe Sfard is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 62 public places, 31 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
49 St/14 Av · B11
Within a walk
62 places
31 religious buildings, 19 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 55 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/14 Av, 360 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/14 Av B11 · Shelter
    360 feet
    B11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
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 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 48th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-THURSDAY 7AM-7PM FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 48th 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 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305562 and 338325.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 public places.

  • 31 religious buildings
  • 19 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    70 feet
  2. Shemtov Kinder Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    330 feet
  3. Cong Machna Shalva IV School
    560 feet
Show all 30
  1. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  3. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    600 feet
  4. Beth Jacob of Boro Park School
    640 feet
  5. Yesodei Bina School
    640 feet
  6. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    640 feet
  7. Bais Esther School 4 School
    650 feet
  8. Leebling Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  9. Congregation Bnos Chaya School
    670 feet
  10. E&d Children Center Preschool
    690 feet
  11. Bais Esther School
    740 feet
  12. Shira Head Start Bais Yaakov I,ii,iii,iv,v,vl,vll Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  13. Congregation Bnos Chaya-Brooklyn School
    830 feet
  14. Beth Jacob Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  15. Congregation Bnei Yonasan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  16. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    890 feet
  17. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  18. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    910 feet
  19. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  20. Bais Yitzchak School
    940 feet
  21. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  22. Tomer D'Vora School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
  23. Little Munchkins 1520 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,010 feet
  24. Congregation Ziv Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  25. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,130 feet
  26. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  27. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Congregation Anshe Sfard House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4912 14th Avenue Older adult center
    530 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 48th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.