14th Avenue & 55th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 55th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shomrei Emunah Congregation is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
660 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
14 Av/56 St · B16
Within a walk
34 places
17 religious buildings, 9 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 55th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St D
    660 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/56 St, 180 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/56 St B16
    180 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street 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
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and February 2026, 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 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 55th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 55th Street

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    450 feet
  2. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Kiddie City Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    500 feet
Show all 16
  1. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    700 feet
  3. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  4. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    730 feet
  5. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    770 feet
  6. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    880 feet
  7. Talmud Torah Lelov School
    940 feet
  8. Special Education Associates Preschool
    1,150 feet
  9. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  10. Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  11. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  12. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    1,300 feet
  13. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 55th 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.