4th Avenue & 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 51st 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. In 2025, 105 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Sunset Park Library is 140 feet away, and the Light of the World Church is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about a minute on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
220 feet · 1 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
52 St/4 Av · B11
Within a walk
23 places
15 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    220 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
    0.3 miles
    R
  2. 59 St N, R
    0.4 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 52 St/4 Av, 340 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 52 St/4 Av B11 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    340 feet
    B11
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 53 St & 4 Ave 25 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 105 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,751st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 65 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
73 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 51st Street (south side).

East side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302019, 310075 and 338167.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 59 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1897 and 1902.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    80 feet
  2. Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  3. Al Madrasa Al Islamiya School
    1,300 feet
Show all 4
  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Library
    140 feet
  2. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    490 feet
  3. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    740 feet
  2. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    890 feet
  3. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  4. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 35 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 51st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.