50th Street & 11th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 50th Street and 11th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
960 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
50 St/11 Av · B11
Within a walk
29 places
16 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
50th Street & 11th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    960 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 55 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/11 Av, 120 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/11 Av B11
    120 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 11th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 11th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306171 and 313963.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School
    770 feet
  2. Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  3. Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    860 feet
Show all 9
  1. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,020 feet
  2. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    1,110 feet
  3. Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School
    1,210 feet
  4. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    1,230 feet
  5. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    1,260 feet
  6. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rappaport Playground
    1,040 feet
  2. Alben Square
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 50th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.