51st Street & 11th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 51st Street and 11th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Blythebourne Post Office is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, 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, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 50 St D1,220 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 milesD
- 55 St 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/11 Av, 360 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/11 Av B11360 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 24 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.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
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
- 79 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and June 2026, 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 51st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 51st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.
- 16 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson School510 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5510 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2760 feet
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- Little Maven Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2960 feet
- Cuddlesome Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,090 feet
- Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School1,100 feet
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground820 feet
Health care
- Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Blythebourne Post Office890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 23 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 50th Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 51st Street 500 feet
- 53rd Street & 11th Avenue 520 feet
- 49th Street & 11th Avenue 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 50th Street 710 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 52nd Street 760 feet
- 51st Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 51st Street.