14th Avenue & 71st Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 71st Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
13 Av/71 St · B64
Within a walk
8 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 71st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    1,280 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
    0.5 miles
    D N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Flora of Bensonhurst” (2012) by Joan Linder at the 71 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/71 St, 860 feet away, for the B64.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/71 St B64
    860 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11228
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
62 and 68 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and August 2024, 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 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 71st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 71st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 318285.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School
    960 feet
  3. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. LPBC UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Lefferts Park Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    990 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 15 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 71st Street.

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