18th Avenue & 61st Street

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and 61st Street is in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 048 Mapleton is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
680 feet · 3 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
18 Av/62 St · B8
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av N
    680 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 20 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Fluxus / Rythmus” (2018) by Emilio Perez at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/62 St, 180 feet away, for the B8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/62 St B8
    180 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    290 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Turn calming, August 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62 and 66 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
45 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 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 Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 61st Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 61st Street (south side).

East side of 18th Avenue

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

North side of 61st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304168, 308186, 310230, 312968 and 322366.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Allied Health Training Institute, LL Trade or language school
    110 feet
  2. P.S. 048 Mapleton School
    170 feet
  3. Yeshiva Adas Yosef Elanda Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
Show all 8
  1. Talmud Torah Ohr Moshe School
    840 feet
  2. Yeshivas Novominsk-Kol Yehuda School
    960 feet
  3. Yeshiva Birchas Moshe School
    970 feet
  4. Yeshiva Tiferes Shmiel School
    1,010 feet
  5. Yeshiva Birches Moshe School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gravesend Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Gravesend Park Playground
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mapleton Library
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    970 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    110 feet
  2. Target Store
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 15 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 18th Avenue or 61st 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.