47th Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 47th Street and 12th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Boyan is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 26 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
49 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
40 places
26 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    630 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
    1,180 feet
    D
  2. 55 St D
    0.4 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, 650 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
58 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

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

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

North side of 47th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

South side of 47th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 333942.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 26 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    300 feet
  2. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
  3. Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    710 feet
Show all 11
  1. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Yeshiva Boyan School
    900 feet
  3. Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  4. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    1,090 feet
  5. Leebling Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  6. E&d Children Center Preschool
    1,210 feet
  7. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    1,210 feet
  8. YL Support Services Preschool
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 282/Ladder 148 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 47th 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.