4th Avenue & 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 34th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. D'Emic Playground is 650 feet away, and the 72nd Precinct is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the D, N and R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
450 feet · 2 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
36 St/4 Av · B70
Within a walk
10 places
4 schools, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 St D, N, R
    450 feet
    D N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 25 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders” (1998) by Owen Smith at the 36 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 36 St/4 Av, 660 feet away, for the B70.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 36 St/4 Av B70
    660 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 34 St & 4 Ave 23 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 889 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1,070 feet
  2. 831 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    790 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11232
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 34th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 34th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 333152.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Sunset Park High School
    390 feet
  2. P.S. 371 - Lillian L. Rashkis School
    870 feet
  3. Blessing Medical Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence School
    1,290 feet
  2. P.S. 958 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. D'Emic Playground
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bush Terminal Post Office
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. 72nd Precinct Police station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 22 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 34th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.