15th Avenue & 61st Street

The three-way junction of 15th Avenue and 61st Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Machna Shalva is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
560 feet · 2 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
60 St/15 Av · B9
Within a walk
30 places
12 day care or pre-K sites, 9 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    560 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 18 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/15 Av, 430 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/15 Av B9
    430 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 61st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 61st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 schools
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    240 feet
  2. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    370 feet
  3. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    370 feet
Show all 22
  1. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    370 feet
  2. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    500 feet
  4. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    510 feet
  5. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    650 feet
  6. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    780 feet
  7. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  8. Bais Sarah School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  9. Cong. Machne Chaim Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  10. Yeshiva Imrei Yosef Spinka School
    900 feet
  11. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    950 feet
  12. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  13. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    1,050 feet
  14. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  15. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    1,110 feet
  16. Congregation Yeshiva Darkei Chaim School
    1,120 feet
  17. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    1,150 feet
  18. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    1,180 feet
  19. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 61st Street.

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