16th Avenue & 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 16th Avenue and 47th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Krasna is 910 feet away, and J.H.S. 223 the Montauk is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 26 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
49 St/16 Av · B11
Within a walk
40 places
26 religious buildings, 9 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
16th Avenue & 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Ditmas Av F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/16 Av, 600 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/16 Av B11
    600 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018
  • Turn calming, July 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 16th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of 47th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 47th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312984 and 322119.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 26 religious buildings
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation Ziv Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    740 feet
  2. Little Munchkins 1520 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    820 feet
  3. Yeshiva Beth Hillel of Krasna School
    910 feet
Show all 14
  1. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  2. Kinderland Da Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    880 feet
  3. Kinderland Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  4. Yeshiva Beth Joseph Zvi Dushinsky School
    910 feet
  5. Tiny Hearts NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  6. Jewish Continuity Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  7. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1668 46th Street Pre-K center
    1,000 feet
  8. Mother Love Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  9. J.H.S. 223 the Montauk School
    1,260 feet
  10. Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment School
    1,260 feet
  11. Mosdos Satmar BP School for Girls School
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Holy Spirit Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  3. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    490 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 16th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.