50th Street & New Utrecht Avenue
The four-way crossing of 50th Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 258 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 is 310 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.
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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, 160 feet away, for the B11.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter160 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 58 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 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 March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, July 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 258 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,535th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 43 more were issued.
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 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
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
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 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of New Utrecht Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
West side of New Utrecht Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310433, 311369 and 313393.
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 School310 feet
- Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School430 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 2830 feet
- CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5850 feet
- Evalcare Preschool970 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School1,000 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,090 feet
- Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
- Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
- Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
- Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship840 feet
- Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship850 feet
- Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Blythebourne Post Office330 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,020 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,030 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 27 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 & 12th Avenue 20 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 12th Avenue 30 feet
- 12th Avenue & 49th Street 270 feet
- 51st Street & 12th Avenue 280 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 49th Street 310 feet
- 51st Street & New Utrecht Avenue 310 feet
- 48th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 52nd Street & 12th Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along 50th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.