47th Street & 11th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 47th Street and 11th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Darkei Chaim is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D600 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D980 feetD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gardens of Fort Hamilton Parkway Station” (2012) by Portia Munson at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 49 St/11 Av, 610 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 St/11 Av B11610 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station1,230 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
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
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 1930.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 11th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 11th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 47th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 47th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.
- 19 religious buildings
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5830 feet
- Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
- Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School880 feet
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- Darkei Chaim School1,140 feet
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School1,190 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,200 feet
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School1,250 feet
- CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,250 feet
- Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alben Square310 feet
- Brizzi Playground1,260 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice1,210 feet
- Maimonides Medical Center Hospital1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 23 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 46th Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 48th Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 47th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 290 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 47th Street 310 feet
- 46th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 390 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 11th Avenue 460 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 46th Street 520 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 45th Street 520 feet
See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 47th Street.