4th Avenue & 11th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 11th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Maurice Sendak Community School is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about a minute on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
360 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
4 Av/10 St · B103
Within a walk
11 places
3 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    360 feet
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Prospect Av R
    0.3 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/10 St, 330 feet away, for the B103.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 4 Av/10 St B103 · Countdown sign
    330 feet
    B103
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 12 St & 4 Ave 25 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 11th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 11th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303077, 312493, 335243 and 338133.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1856 and 1857.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    690 feet
  2. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    920 feet
  3. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 4th Avenue Station (IND) Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope House of worship
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    830 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Street or 4th Avenue.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.