48th Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 48th Street and 12th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
370 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
49 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
38 places
27 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    370 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
    0.3 miles
    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, 380 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 63 bicycle racks within 820 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and November 2024, 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 48th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 48th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 333944.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    100 feet
  2. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    320 feet
  3. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    510 feet
Show all 9
  1. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    830 feet
  2. E&d Children Center Preschool
    940 feet
  3. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    950 feet
  4. Congregation ML Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  5. Yeshiva Boyan School
    1,160 feet
  6. Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    850 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 48th Street.

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