52nd Street & New Utrecht Avenue
The four-way crossing of 52nd Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Blythebourne Post Office is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 50 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St D830 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 55 St D900 feetD
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 milesD
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, 640 feet away, for the B11.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter640 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 80 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.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2024
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
- 60 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 1920 and 1939.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North 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 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 52nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307849, 311331 and 313801.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.
- 27 religious buildings
- 8 day care or pre-K sites
- 7 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Evalcare Preschool350 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School390 feet
- Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School440 feet
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- Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5470 feet
- Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5470 feet
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School550 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2640 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
- Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School1,010 feet
- Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School1,100 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School1,110 feet
- Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,130 feet
- Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School1,250 feet
- Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship220 feet
- Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship460 feet
- Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship510 feet
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- Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Blythebourne Post Office330 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch620 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch700 feet
- Citibank Bank branch840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 39 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:
- 51st Street & New Utrecht Avenue 310 feet
- 53rd Street & New Utrecht Avenue 310 feet
- 52nd Street & 12th Avenue 350 feet
- 52nd Street & 13th Avenue 430 feet
- 51st Street & 12th Avenue 490 feet
- 53rd Street & 13th Avenue 570 feet
- 53rd Street & 12th Avenue 610 feet
- 54th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Street or New Utrecht Avenue.