53rd Street & 13th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 53rd Street and 13th 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. Shomrei Shabes Congregation is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 49 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
13 Av/54 St · B16
Within a walk
49 places
27 religious buildings, 12 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
53rd Street & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St D
    510 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
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.4 miles
    D N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/54 St, 240 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/54 St B16 · Shelter
    240 feet
    B16
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 73 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
    0.6 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
    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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
  • Turn calming, December 2022

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.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 8 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 53rd Street

  • Metered parking 3 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 53rd 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 THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306108, 309037, 310232 and 313178.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 12 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    220 feet
  2. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    220 feet
  3. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    310 feet
Show all 21
  1. Evalcare Preschool
    300 feet
  2. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    530 feet
  3. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    620 feet
  4. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  5. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    780 feet
  6. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  7. Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    960 feet
  8. Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  9. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    1,010 feet
  10. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    1,050 feet
  11. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    1,050 feet
  12. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    1,120 feet
  13. Tashbar Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  14. Cheder Kinderlach Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  15. Yesode Hatorah Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,180 feet
  16. Yeshiva Yesode Hatorah School
    1,190 feet
  17. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,210 feet
  18. Carrie Mastronardi Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    80 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    380 feet
  3. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    880 feet
  2. St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 37 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 13th 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.