16th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 16th Avenue and 49th 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. Khal Chasidim Congregation is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 49 St/16 Av, is 100 feet away for the B11, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 31 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Prospect Expressway
1.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
49 St/16 Av · B11
Within a walk
38 places
31 religious buildings and 7 day care or pre-K sites, within five minutes

Map

Layers
16th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/16 Av, 100 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
49 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

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

West side of 16th Avenue

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

North side of 49th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 49th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 11AM-3PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308204 and 318890.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 31 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. Mother Love Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Congregation Ziv Hatorah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    740 feet
  3. Little Munchkins 1520 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Ch'San Sofer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  2. Rabbi Solomon Kluger School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  3. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  4. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    900 feet
  2. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park Listed historic place
    970 feet
  3. Sons Judah Congregation House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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 16th Avenue or 49th Street.

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