4th Avenue & 44th Street
The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 44th 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. A designated landmark, 68th Police Precinct Station Stable, stands 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 45 St, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 45 St R200 feetR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Southbound
1 line- R …
Also within a walk
- 53 St R0.4 milesR
- 36 St D, N, R0.4 milesD N R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/44 St, 750 feet away, for the B37.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/44 St B37750 feetB37
Next buses at this stop
- B37 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 44th Street.
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 45 St & 4 Ave 24 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 842 5th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,150 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 5 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2015
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (West)
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 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 44th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 44th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 4th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of 4th Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 305339.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were built between 1886 and 1931.
- 68th Police Precinct Station Stable Designated landmark190 feet
- 68th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark230 feet
- Sunset Park Court House Designated landmark400 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School310 feet
- Global Innovators Academy School400 feet
- Bay Ridge Child Care Center Pre-K470 feet
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- Colony South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5510 feet
- Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- P.S. 001 the Bergen School1,050 feet
- I.S. 136 Charles O. Dewey School1,160 feet
- Sunset Park Prep School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunset Park870 feet
- Pena Herrera Playground1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sixty-Eighth Police Precinct Station House and Stable Listed historic place300 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship440 feet
- St Michaels RC Church House of worship460 feet
- Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place730 feet
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- South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 4520 4th Avenue Older adult center410 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket830 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,190 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 23 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 4th Avenue & 45th Street 260 feet
- 4th Avenue & 43rd Street 270 feet
- 4th Avenue & 46th Street 520 feet
- 4th Avenue & 42nd Street 520 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 3rd Avenue at 44th Street 710 feet
- 4th Avenue & 47th Street 770 feet
- 4th Avenue & 41st Street 780 feet
- 5th Avenue & 44th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 44th Street or 4th Avenue.