4th Avenue & 9th Street

The four-way crossing of 4th Avenue and 9th Street is in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope is 120 feet away, and P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about a minute on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
9 St/4 Av · B61
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
4th Avenue & 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    70 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. Prospect Av R
    0.4 miles
    R
  2. 7 Av F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 St/4 Av, 80 feet away, for the B61.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Street.

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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, March 2004
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 66 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 9th Street (south side).

East side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of 4th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 9th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300473, 300474, 308989 and 330534.

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

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    400 feet
  2. Let's Play and Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  3. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Skate Park
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    460 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 9th 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, 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.