43rd Street & 9th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 43rd Street and 9th Avenue is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 504 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. In 2026, 15 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 9 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
9 Av
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
8 Av/43 St · B70
Within a walk
26 places
10 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Street & 9th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 9 Av, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 9 Av D
    1,290 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    1,300 feet
    D

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 8 Av/43 St, 900 feet away, for the B70.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/43 St B70
    900 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all
    1,280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Turn calming, November 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 504 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 15 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
116 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 43rd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 43rd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunny Skies Pre-School # 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    500 feet
  2. School Based Child Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    560 feet
  3. Tomer Dvora School - Site 2 School
    620 feet
Show all 12
  1. Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS School
    810 feet
  2. Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  3. Enlightenment Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  4. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  5. Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School
    1,020 feet
  6. Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School
    1,120 feet
  7. Bnos Margulia Viznitz School
    1,160 feet
  8. We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet
  9. Pantomima Big Kids Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brizzi Playground
    830 feet
  2. Heffernan Triangle
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Alku & Alku Toinen Listed historic place
    640 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooklyn Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4101 8th Avenue Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 21 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 43rd Street or 9th Avenue.

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