51st Street & 10th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 51st Street and 10th Avenue is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 50 St D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 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/10 Av, 360 feet away, for the B11.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/10 Av B11360 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 51st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
South side of 51st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2180 feet
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School460 feet
- Yeshiva & Mesifta Vyoel Moshe School690 feet
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- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School1,150 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
- Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground300 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice450 feet
- Maimonides Medical Center Hospital880 feet
Houses of worship
- Agudath Achim House of worship1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 52nd Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 50th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 51st Street 280 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 52nd Street 500 feet
- 49th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 50th Street 550 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street 760 feet
- 51st Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 51st Street.