51st Street & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 51st Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 30 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1939, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
520 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
50 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
46 places
30 religious buildings, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Street & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    520 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 55 St D
    1,200 feet
    D
  2. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

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, 330 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter
    330 feet
    B11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2024
  • Turn calming, October 2025

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
61 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 1939.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 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 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307849, 309833, 332721 and 338609.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.

  • 30 religious buildings
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    130 feet
  2. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    250 feet
  3. Evalcare Preschool
    660 feet
Show all 15
  1. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    690 feet
  2. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    730 feet
  3. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    780 feet
  4. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  5. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  6. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    940 feet
  7. Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  8. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  9. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
  10. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  11. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,260 feet
  12. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    750 feet
  3. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    720 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 36 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

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.