4th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 49th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 114 firehouse is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
49 St/4 Av · B11
Within a walk
19 places
12 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    740 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 45 St R
    1,100 feet
    R
  2. 59 St N, R
    0.5 miles
    N R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/4 Av, 60 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/4 Av B11
    60 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    1,020 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • 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
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1904 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 49th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 49th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 2 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
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 301110.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 50 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1898 and 1902.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 001 the Bergen School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pena Herrera Playground
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Library
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    170 feet
  2. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    590 feet
  3. Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship
    880 feet
Show all 6
  1. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    1,250 feet
  3. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4520 4th Avenue Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 114 Fire station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 40 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 49th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.