52nd Street & 13th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 52nd Street and 13th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 56 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
52nd Street & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St D
    770 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
    1,260 feet
    D
  2. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.5 miles
    D N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/50 St, 440 feet away, for the B16.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 69 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
  • Turn calming, July 2026

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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1965.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and March 2026, 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 52nd Street

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

South side of 52nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305415, 309037, 321507 and 335890.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 14 day care or pre-K sites
  • 13 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
    50 feet
  2. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    50 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    100 feet
Show all 27
  1. Evalcare Preschool
    560 feet
  2. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    680 feet
  3. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    800 feet
  4. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    830 feet
  5. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    860 feet
  6. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    890 feet
  7. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  8. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  9. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    920 feet
  10. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    930 feet
  11. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  12. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    970 feet
  13. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
  14. Bais Esther School
    1,080 feet
  15. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  16. E&d Children Center Preschool
    1,130 feet
  17. Bais Esther School 4 School
    1,170 feet
  18. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  19. Cong Machna Shalva IV School
    1,260 feet
  20. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  21. Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  22. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    1,300 feet
  23. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    1,310 feet
  24. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    430 feet
  3. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    760 feet
  2. Older adult center at 4912 14th Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    720 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 40 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 52nd 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.