4th Avenue & 17th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 17th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 45 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Free Methodist Church is 530 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 13 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 26 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
30 hurt
45 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
100 feet · 1 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
5 Av/18 St · B63
Within a walk
13 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 17th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 25 St R
    0.4 miles
    R
  2. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.4 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 5 Av/18 St, 960 feet away, for the B63.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/18 St B63
    960 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 4 Ave & 17 St 23 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 290 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
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 45 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 78 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and December 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 17th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

South side of 17th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303688 and 311004.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Treehouse Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Al-Noor School
    930 feet
  3. Brooklyn Cultural Center of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 9
  1. Hellenic Classical Charter School
    1,060 feet
  2. Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope School
    1,060 feet
  3. Cuddle Avenue Daycare 2 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,130 feet
  4. Child care center at 646 5th Avenue School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,240 feet
  5. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    1,280 feet
  6. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Purple Playground
    970 feet
  2. Triangle Three Sixteen Park
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Free Methodist Church House of worship
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    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 26 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 17th Street or 4th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.