2nd Avenue & 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 39th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Gonzalo Plasencia Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D, N and R. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and eight places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
19 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
2 Av/37 St · B35, B70
Within a walk
3 places
2 schools and 1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 St D, N, R
    0.4 miles
    D N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders” (1998) by Owen Smith at the 36 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 2 Av/37 St, 400 feet away, for the B35 and B70.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 2 Av/37 St B35, B70
    400 feet
    B35 B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …
  2. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue and 39th Street.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 39 St & 2 Ave 33 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 533 2nd Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11232
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 39 homes, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

North side of 39th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 39th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13.2 School
    1,260 feet
  2. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15 School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gonzalo Plasencia Playground
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and nine 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 2nd Avenue or 39th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.