40th Street & 9th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 40th Street and 9th Avenue is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Heffernan Triangle is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, 9 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1932, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 9 Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 9 Av D510 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bees for Sunset Park” (2012) by Christopher Russell at the 9 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 39 St/9 Av, 310 feet away, for the B35.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/9 Av B35 · Shelter · Countdown sign310 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 9th Avenue.
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11232
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 1932.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 40th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 40th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Enlightenment Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5720 feet
- Bnos Margulia Viznitz School730 feet
- Talmud Torah Sanz Klausenburg School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5730 feet
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- Bais Esther School 3 School800 feet
- Hello Kiddie Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5860 feet
- Pantomima Big Kids Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,090 feet
- Sunny Skies Pre-School # 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Heffernan Triangle320 feet
- Brizzi Playground1,170 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 9th Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place530 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 4101 8th Avenue Older adult center1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 41st Street & 9th Avenue 260 feet
- 39th Street & 9th Avenue 260 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 9th Avenue 450 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 39th Street 460 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 40th Street 500 feet
- 42nd Street & 9th Avenue 520 feet
- 10th Avenue & 40th Street 780 feet
- 8th Avenue & 40th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 40th Street or 9th Avenue.