51st Street & 13th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 51st Street and 13th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shomrei Shabes Congregation is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 55 public places, 28 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
13 Av/50 St · B16
Within a walk
55 places
28 religious buildings, 14 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Street & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 55 St D
    1,030 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St D
    1,120 feet
    D
  2. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.5 miles
    D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/50 St, 180 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/50 St B16 · Shelter
    180 feet
    B16
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 75 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 April 2022.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 13th Avenue

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

West side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

South side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306183, 306184, 306250 and 335890.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 public places.

  • 28 religious buildings
  • 14 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    360 feet
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  1. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    570 feet
  2. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  3. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  4. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    660 feet
  5. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    670 feet
  6. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    720 feet
  7. Evalcare Preschool
    820 feet
  8. Bais Esther School
    820 feet
  9. E&d Children Center Preschool
    870 feet
  10. Bais Esther School 4 School
    920 feet
  11. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    940 feet
  12. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  13. Cong Machna Shalva IV School
    1,000 feet
  14. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  15. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    1,040 feet
  16. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    1,060 feet
  17. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  18. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,120 feet
  19. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    1,150 feet
  20. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  21. Shemtov Kinder Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,240 feet
  22. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    560 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    690 feet
  3. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    1,010 feet
Show all 4
  1. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    710 feet
  2. Older adult center at 4912 14th Avenue Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    470 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 42 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:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 51st Street.

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