52nd Street & 16th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 52nd Street and 16th 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. Gerer Yeshiva/Mesivta Bais Yisroel is 630 feet away, and P.S. K231 is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 50 St/16 Av, is 620 feet away for the B11, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 31 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Gowanus Expressway
2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
50 St/16 Av · B11
Within a walk
36 places
31 religious buildings, 4 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
52nd Street & 16th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/16 Av, 620 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/16 Av B11 · Countdown sign
    620 feet
    B11
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,240 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 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 November 2025.

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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and January 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 16th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

North side of 52nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of 52nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307522 and 313748.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 31 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Gerer Yeshiva/Mesivta Bais Yisroel School
    630 feet
  2. Congregation Yeshiva Bnei Torah School
    860 feet
  3. Bubble U Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. K231 School
    1,230 feet
  2. The Seeall Academy School
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons Judah Congregation House of worship
    370 feet
  2. Congregation Minyan Mir House of worship
    570 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    630 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 52nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.