51st Street & 17th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 51st Street and 17th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Yagdil Torah is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 18 Av F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Southbound
1 line- F …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “We are each others” (2018) by Julien Gardair at the 18 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 50 St/17 Av, 360 feet away, for the B11.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/17 Av B11360 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 6006 18th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 5 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 September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11204
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 44
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Borough Park
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 17th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 17th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 51st Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 51st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.
- 22 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Ch'San Sofer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
- Rabbi Solomon Kluger School Preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
- Yeshiva Yagdil Torah School770 feet
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- Mother Love Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Syrit Computer School Systems Trade or language school1,130 feet
- Jewish Center for Spec Educ School1,130 feet
- Marilyn David Ivdu Boys Upper School1,130 feet
- Tots and Tykes Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,220 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Landau's Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Breadberry Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five 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:
- 50th Street & 17th Avenue 250 feet
- 52nd Street & 17th Avenue 270 feet
- 51st Street & Old New Utrecht Road 430 feet
- 17th Avenue & 49th Street 520 feet
- 53rd Street & 17th Avenue 530 feet
- 50th Street & Old New Utrecht Road 540 feet
- 49th Street & Old New Utrecht Road 670 feet
- 52nd Street & Old New Utrecht Road 720 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 51st Street.