47th Street & 17th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 47th Street and 17th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Holy Spirit Church is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
49 St/17 Av · B11
Within a walk
26 places
19 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
47th Street & 17th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Ditmas Av F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Ave I F
    0.5 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/17 Av, 630 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/17 Av B11
    630 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ditmas Ave & McDonald Ave 23 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Turn calming, July 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 17th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 17th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 47th Street

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

South side of 47th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1668 46th Street Pre-K center
    540 feet
  2. Ch'San Sofer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  3. Rabbi Solomon Kluger School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mother Love Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. P.S. 192 - the Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry School
    940 feet
  3. Kinderland Da Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,040 feet
  4. Kinderland Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Spirit Church House of worship
    330 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Landau's Supermarket Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Gala Apple International Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and nine 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 17th Avenue or 47th Street.

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