15th Avenue & 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and 47th 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. Beth Jacob High School is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 49 St/15 Av, is 620 feet away for the B11, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 29 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Prospect Expressway
1.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
49 St/15 Av · B11
Within a walk
46 places
29 religious buildings, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/15 Av, 620 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/15 Av B11
    620 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 15 Ave & 37 St 14 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3713 14th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,240 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

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

West side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 47th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 47th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 29 religious buildings
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools

Schools and child care

  1. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    80 feet
  2. Tiny Hearts NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  3. Mosdos Satmar BP School for Girls School
    640 feet
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  1. Little Munchkins 1520 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    500 feet
  2. Congregation Ziv Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    560 feet
  3. Beth Jacob High School
    660 feet
  4. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  5. Congregation Bnos Chaya School
    1,090 feet
  6. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  7. Tomer D'Vora School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,110 feet
  8. Beth Jacob of Boro Park School
    1,150 feet
  9. Yesodei Bina School
    1,150 feet
  10. Leebling Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  11. Bais Yitzchak School
    1,220 feet
  12. Gan Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  13. Shira Head Start Bais Yaakov I,ii,iii,iv,v,vl,vll Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  14. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion-15th Ave School
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    440 feet
  3. First Congregation Anshe Sfard House of worship
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 47th Street.

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