52nd Street & 15th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 52nd Street and 15th 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. Khal Chasidim Congregation is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
50 St/15 Av · B11
Within a walk
40 places
27 religious buildings, 8 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
52nd Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 55 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/15 Av, 630 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/15 Av B11
    630 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    190 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 52nd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of 52nd Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    860 feet
  2. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    1,030 feet
  3. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    1,040 feet
Show all 12
  1. Kiddie City Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,070 feet
  2. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Toiv Lee Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  4. 4720 DC Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,220 feet
  5. Shira Head Start Bnos Zion I,ii,iii,iv,v,v1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Zion Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  7. Little Munchkins 1520 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,280 feet
  8. Talmud Torah Lelov School
    1,300 feet
  9. Bnos Zion of Bobov School
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Khal Chasidim Congregation House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    900 feet
  3. Young Israel Beth El Borough Park Listed historic place
    960 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sons Judah Congregation House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 52nd Street.

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