2nd Avenue & 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 2nd Avenue and 57th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
58 St/2 Av · B11
Within a walk
10 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 hospitals and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
2nd Avenue & 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    0.4 miles
    N R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 58 St/2 Av, 340 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 58 St/2 Av B11
    340 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 2nd Avenue and 57th Street.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 56 St & 2 Ave 35 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 2nd Avenue

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY 8AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 57th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM

South side of 57th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 hospitals
  • 2 schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. Magical Years Early Childhood Center Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 140 58th Street Pre-K center
    1,100 feet
  2. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School
    1,250 feet
  3. Sunset School of Cultural Learning School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther Playground
    310 feet

Health care

  1. Calvary Hospital
    710 feet
  2. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Hospital
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and eight 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 57th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.