15th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and 49th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Khal Chasidim Congregation is 120 feet away, and Mosdos Satmar BP School for Girls is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 48 public places, 32 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
49 St/15 Av · B11
Within a walk
48 places
32 religious buildings, 9 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/15 Av, 110 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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
    720 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 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 green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and July 2024, 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 49th Street

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

South side of 49th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 11AM-3PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 public places.

  • 32 religious buildings
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  2. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Cong Machna Shalva IV School
    1,080 feet
Show all 15
  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. Shemtov Kinder Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    850 feet
  4. Tiny Hearts NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  5. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  6. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  7. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  8. Mosdos Satmar BP School for Girls School
    1,160 feet
  9. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    1,160 feet
  10. Bais Esther School 4 School
    1,160 feet
  11. Beth Jacob High School
    1,180 feet
  12. Bais Esther School
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4912 14th Avenue Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: 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 49th 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.