50th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 50th Street and 12th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 30 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 50 St, 210 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 50 St D210 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 55 St D0.3 milesD
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 milesD
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/New Utrecht Av, 170 feet away, for the B11.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter170 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, July 2026
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
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles 9am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 4 hour passenger vehicles 9am to 7pm Friday on 50th Street (south side).
East side of 12th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 12th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306171, 313389, 313963 and 338608.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.
- 30 religious buildings
- 10 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School320 feet
- Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School450 feet
- Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5510 feet
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- Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School630 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2810 feet
- CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5840 feet
- Evalcare Preschool980 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School1,020 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
- Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,110 feet
- Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 51,110 feet
- Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
- Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
- Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship830 feet
- Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship850 feet
- Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship1,100 feet
Community centers and public services
- Blythebourne Post Office330 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,040 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,050 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 28 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 20 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 12th Avenue 30 feet
- 12th Avenue & 49th Street 260 feet
- 51st Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 49th Street 300 feet
- 51st Street & New Utrecht Avenue 330 feet
- 48th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 52nd Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 50th Street.