4th Avenue & 52nd Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 52nd Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 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 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about a minute 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 29 places to eat.

Safety record
30 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
100 feet · 1 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
52 St/4 Av · B11
Within a walk
19 places
12 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St N, R
    0.3 miles
    N R
  2. 45 St R
    0.4 miles
    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, 80 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 53 St & 4 Ave 25 docks in all
    320 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
    0.6 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 14 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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 1902 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign 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 52nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309765, 312498 and 333690.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 104 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1893 and 1900.

Schools 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
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    190 feet
  2. Al Madrasa Al Islamiya School
    1,040 feet
  3. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Library
    300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    480 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    630 feet
  2. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    290 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 35 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 52nd Street.

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.