4th Avenue & 59th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 59th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 503: the School of Discovery is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about a minute on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1902 and 1924, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
4 Av/60 St · B9
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    70 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
    0.3 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/60 St, 350 feet away, for the B9.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 4 Av/60 St B9
    350 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 59 St & 4 Ave 35 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    730 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 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 September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016

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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1924.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 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 FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 59th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309807 and 332751.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 142 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1895 and 1899.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School
    570 feet
  2. P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School
    570 feet
  3. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Sunset School of Cultural Learning School
    920 feet
  2. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    840 feet
  2. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 59th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.