4th Avenue & 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 57th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Salem Gospel Tabernacle is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1899 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
470 feet · 2 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
55 St/4 Av · B11
Within a walk
12 places
9 religious buildings, 2 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    470 feet
    N R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    990 feet
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 55 St/4 Av, 690 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St/4 Av B11
    690 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 57th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 57 St & 4 Ave 22 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    1,240 feet
  2. 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
86 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 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and January 2025; 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 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 5 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 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 57th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 57th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311034 and 313466.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 243 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1895 and 1898.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  2. P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School
    1,090 feet
  3. P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    700 feet
  3. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    850 feet
  2. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 57th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.