14th Avenue & 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 51st Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 53 public places, 31 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
50 St/14 Av · B11
Within a walk
53 places
31 religious buildings, 12 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.5 miles
    D N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/14 Av, 350 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/14 Av B11 · Countdown sign
    350 feet
    B11
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

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 2,300 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 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 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 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Avenue

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

West side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-THURSDAY 7AM-7PM FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

South side of 51st 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: 306250 and 307219.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    220 feet
  2. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    220 feet
  3. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    260 feet
Show all 21
  1. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    340 feet
  2. Shemtov Kinder Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    460 feet
  3. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    480 feet
  4. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    520 feet
  5. Bais Esther School 4 School
    550 feet
  6. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  7. Bais Esther School
    640 feet
  8. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  9. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    650 feet
  10. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  11. Cong Machna Shalva IV School
    660 feet
  12. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  13. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    790 feet
  14. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  15. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    920 feet
  16. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,090 feet
  17. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  18. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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 51st 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.