4th Avenue & 63rd Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 63rd Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
720 feet · 3 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
4 Av/63 St · B9
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 63rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    720 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
    0.3 miles
    R
  2. 53 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/63 St, 80 feet away, for the B9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6401 4th Avenue Gas station
    480 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
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

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
79 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.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 334670.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    140 feet
  2. High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 64th Street Community Garden
    290 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park
    840 feet
  3. Shore Park and Parkway Park
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Baptist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. 68th Precinct Police station
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 63rd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.