18th Avenue & 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and 47th Street is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Yaakov of 18th Ave is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
18 Av/47 St · B8
Within a walk
26 places
16 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av F
    880 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave I F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. 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 18 Av/47 St, 110 feet away, for the B8.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/47 St B8
    110 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 581 Ocean Parkway Charging for electric cars, 13 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Turn calming, August 2022
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1937.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 8am to 7pm Friday on 18th Avenue (south side).

East side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 18th Avenue

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

North side of 47th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 47th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311268 and 314723.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 192 - the Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry School
    220 feet
  2. Bais Yaakov of 18th Ave School
    680 feet
  3. Aaa Service Prog Trade or language school
    920 feet
Show all 10
  1. Little Roses DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet
  2. Skolye Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  3. Yeshiva Yagdil Torah School
    1,160 feet
  4. Sweet Home Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  5. Ch'San Sofer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  6. Rabbi Solomon Kluger School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  7. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1668 46th Street Pre-K center
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Spirit Church House of worship
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or 47th Street.

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