2nd Avenue & 61st Street
The three-way junction of 2nd Avenue and 61st Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 2nd Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 59 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 59 St N, R0.4 milesN R
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
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Southbound
2 lines- N …
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is 58 St/2 Av, 850 feet away, for the B11.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 58 St/2 Av B11850 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Keegan Rd & 2 Ave 35 docks in all700 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at Ridge Boulevard & Shore Road Drive, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station1,070 feet
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.
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 500 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 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Princeton' American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 2nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 61st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 61st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Magical Years Early Childhood Center Pre-K320 feet
- Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2550 feet
- MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School1,090 feet
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- Sunset School of Cultural Learning School1,090 feet
- Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 62nd Street & 2nd Avenue 260 feet
- 60th Street & 2nd Avenue 270 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 63rd Street 520 feet
- 59th Street & 2nd Avenue 540 feet
- 64th Street & 2nd Avenue 780 feet
- 58th Street & 2nd Avenue 790 feet
- 65th Street & 2nd Avenue 1,050 feet
- 2nd Avenue & 57th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or 61st Street.