4th Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 12th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are ten 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
20 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
620 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
4 Av/10 St · B103
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    620 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, 590 feet away, for the B103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.5 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
    1,210 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 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, 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
47 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 96 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 4th Avenue (west side).

North side of 12th 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of 12th 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 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 330150, 335241 and 338351.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten 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 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    430 feet
  2. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  3. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ennis Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 4th Avenue Station (IND) Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Free Methodist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,290 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 13 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 12th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.