14th Avenue & 59th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 59th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 13 of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
370 feet · 1 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
60 St/14 Av · B9
Within a walk
33 places
13 day care or pre-K sites, 12 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    370 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 55 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/14 Av, 440 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/14 Av B9
    440 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
46 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the paper birch.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and November 2019, 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

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-6PM -- >
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 59th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 59th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 13 day care or pre-K sites
  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Special Education Associates Preschool
    110 feet
  2. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    440 feet
  3. Bnos Perel School
    770 feet
Show all 19
  1. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    450 feet
  2. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  3. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  4. Mount Early Bloomers Preschool
    920 feet
  5. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    930 feet
  6. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    940 feet
  7. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  8. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  9. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    1,010 feet
  10. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    1,060 feet
  11. Yeshiva Imrei Yosef Spinka School
    1,070 feet
  12. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  13. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet
  14. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    1,230 feet
  15. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  16. Talmud Torah Lelov School
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 5901 13th Avenue Older adult center
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 247 Fire station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 59th 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.