46th Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 46th Street and 12th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Alben Square is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 23 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
49 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
39 places
23 religious buildings, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
46th Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    890 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
    1,040 feet
    D
  2. 55 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/New Utrecht Av, 910 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter
    910 feet
    B11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 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.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 46th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 46th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305815, 335290, 336485 and 337879.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 23 religious buildings
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    450 feet
  2. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    560 feet
  3. Yeshiva Boyan School
    640 feet
Show all 14
  1. Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  2. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  3. YL Support Services Preschool
    1,000 feet
  4. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  5. Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School
    1,080 feet
  6. Hadran Academy School
    1,130 feet
  7. A Helping Hand Preschool
    1,130 feet
  8. Beth Jacob Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  9. Congregation Bnei Yonasan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  10. Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  11. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    860 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 27 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:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 46th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.