4th Avenue & 62nd Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 62nd Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 560 feet to the 64th Street Community Garden. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 18 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1911 and 1927, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
450 feet · 2 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
4 Av/63 St · B9
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 2 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    450 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. Bay Ridge Av R
    0.4 miles
    R
  2. 53 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/63 St, 90 feet away, for the B9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 4 Av/63 St B9
    90 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 62 St & 4 Ave 19 docks in all
    70 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
    490 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 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.

  • 14 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • 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 (Central)
Elevation
84 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1911 and 1927.

Since 2014 at least 100 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and April 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 62nd Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310653 and 313092.

Landmarks and historic districts

Nine buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built in 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    290 feet
  2. P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School
    1,140 feet
  3. P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 64th Street Community Garden
    560 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park
    1,110 feet
  3. Shore Park and Parkway Park
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 62nd 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.