53rd Street & 8th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 53rd Street and 8th Avenue is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Second Evangelical Free Church is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 94 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1911 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
8 Av/52 St · B70
Within a walk
10 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
53rd Street & 8th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/52 St, 150 feet away, for the B70.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/52 St B70
    150 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 64 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 St & 7 Ave 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 802 65th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
43
Police precinct
66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
96 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1911 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 8th Avenue (west side).

North side of 53rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 53rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305304, 305305, 306696, 329280 and 329735.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    210 feet
  2. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  3. Athena Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
Show all 5
  1. G & T Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Second Evangelical Free Church House of worship
    220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 930 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet
  2. Bay Ridge Post Office
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 94 places to eat and 40 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 53rd Street or 8th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.