4th Avenue & 16th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 16th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Free Methodist Church is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 31 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
21 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
360 feet · 1 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
3 Av/16 St · B37
Within a walk
12 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av R
    360 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.3 miles
    F G R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Duration” (2017) by Monika Bravo at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/16 St, 830 feet away, for the B37.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/16 St B37
    830 feet
    B37

Next buses at this stop

  1. B37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 16 St & 4 Ave 30 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 860 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 56 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and December 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 16th Street

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

South side of 16th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 333637 and 338567.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    740 feet
  2. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Cuddle Avenue Daycare 2 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. Honeydew Drop Playhouse Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  2. Honeydew Nook Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  3. Park Slope Schoolhouse Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  4. Giocare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  5. Brooklyn Treehouse Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Triangle Three Sixteen Park
    800 feet
  2. Purple Playground
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Free Methodist Church House of worship
    180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,310 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 16th 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.