53rd Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 53rd Street and 12th 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. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 24 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
990 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
56 St/12 Av · B16
Within a walk
36 places
24 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
53rd Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    990 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
    1,110 feet
    D
  2. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    0.5 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 56 St/12 Av, 900 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 56 St/12 Av B16
    900 feet
    B16

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1105 60th Street 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
    2 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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019

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
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 1930.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 53rd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 53rd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 24 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    550 feet
  2. Evalcare Preschool
    620 feet
  3. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    840 feet
Show all 11
  1. Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
  2. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    950 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    1,000 feet
  4. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
  5. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  6. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    1,220 feet
  7. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet
  8. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    70 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    410 feet
  3. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 33 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 53rd 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.