14th Avenue & Church Avenue

The five-way junction of 14th Avenue and Church Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Gan Yisroel is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them schools, and 22 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
550 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
14 Av/Church Av · B35
Within a walk
12 places
6 schools, 2 pedestrian plazas and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & Church Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    550 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Ditmas Av F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/Church Av, 60 feet away, for the B35.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/Church Av B35 · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    B35
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Church Avenue.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Church Ave & Story St 23 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
39
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 14th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Church Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Church Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Story Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Story Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312641 and 332244.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Gan Yisroel School
    500 feet
  2. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    860 feet
  3. Bais Meir School
    1,010 feet
Show all 6
  1. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    1,010 feet
  2. Kesser Malka School
    1,230 feet
  3. United Talmudical Academy-Boro Park School
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Kensington Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    800 feet
  2. Avenue C Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Congregation Chevra Linath Hazedeck Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kensington Post Office Listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 26 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue, Church Avenue or Story Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.