49th Street & 11th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 49th Street and 11th 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. Alben Square is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
49 St/11 Av · B11
Within a walk
30 places
17 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
49th Street & 11th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    700 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
    1,120 feet
    D
  2. 55 St D
    0.5 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/11 Av, 100 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/11 Av B11
    100 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 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.

  • 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 December 2024.

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 1,300 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and February 2023, 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 49th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

South side of 49th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    1,000 feet
  2. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  2. Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,080 feet
  3. Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School
    1,100 feet
  4. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    1,250 feet
  5. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    830 feet
  2. Rappaport Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    770 feet
  2. Maimonides Medical Center Hospital
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 29 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 11th Avenue or 49th 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 and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.