15th Avenue & 48th Street

The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and 48th 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. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 49 St/15 Av, is 360 feet away for the B11, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 36 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Prospect Expressway
1.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
49 St/15 Av · B11
Within a walk
46 places
36 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & 48th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/15 Av, 360 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018
  • Turn calming, July 2024

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

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

West side of 15th Avenue

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

North side of 48th Street

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

South side of 48th Street

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 36 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  2. Little Munchkins 1520 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    240 feet
  3. Congregation Ziv Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    300 feet
Show all 9
  1. Tiny Hearts NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  2. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  3. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  4. Mosdos Satmar BP School for Girls School
    900 feet
  5. Beth Jacob High School
    920 feet
  6. Shemtov Kinder Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4912 14th Avenue Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    870 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,240 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 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 48th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.