4th Avenue & 7th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 7th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Van Brunt Post Office is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
9 St/4 Av · B61
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 7th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    510 feet
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Union St R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 St/4 Av, 580 feet away, for the B61.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 St/4 Av B61
    580 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 4 Ave & 9 St 31 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 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, August 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
27 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 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 7th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

South side of 7th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1856 and 1857.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    270 feet
  2. Let's Play and Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. Regina's Playschool Pre-K
    910 feet
Show all 4
  1. M.S. 51 William Alexander School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Skate Park
    720 feet
  2. Washington Park
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. 4th Avenue Station (IND) Listed historic place
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope House of worship
    440 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 7th 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.