48th Street & 13th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 48th Street and 13th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hadran Academy is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 57 public places, 29 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
13 Av/47 St · B16
Within a walk
57 places
29 religious buildings, 16 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
48th Street & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    1,150 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 55 St D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. Fort Hamilton Pkwy 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 13 Av/47 St, 170 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/47 St B16
    170 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway 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
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of 48th Street

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

South 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 11 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 zones: 305562, 311238, 333943 and 338325.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 public places.

  • 29 religious buildings
  • 16 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. E&d Children Center Preschool
    160 feet
  2. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  3. Hadran Academy School
    870 feet
Show all 27
  1. Leebling Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    650 feet
  2. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  3. YL Support Services Preschool
    820 feet
  4. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  5. A Helping Hand Preschool
    870 feet
  6. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    890 feet
  7. Cong Machna Shalva IV School
    900 feet
  8. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  9. Bais Esther School
    920 feet
  10. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  11. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    920 feet
  12. Beth Jacob Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  13. Congregation Bnei Yonasan Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  14. Bais Esther School 4 School
    1,010 feet
  15. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  16. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  17. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    1,090 feet
  18. Shemtov Kinder Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,110 feet
  19. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    1,130 feet
  20. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    1,140 feet
  21. Little Munchkins 4310 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  22. Beth Jacob of Boro Park School
    1,280 feet
  23. Yesodei Bina School
    1,280 feet
  24. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4912 14th Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    250 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 21 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 13th 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.