53rd Street & 9th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 53rd Street and 9th Avenue is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rappaport Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 50 St/9 Av, is 880 feet away for the B11, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 36 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 50 St/9 Av, 880 feet away, for the B11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 St/9 Av B11880 feetB11
Next buses at this stop
- B11 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 St & 7 Ave 25 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1105 60th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
- Turn calming, May 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 53rd Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 53rd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 9th Avenue
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329280 and 329734.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 5740 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Athena Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
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- Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Preschool, ages 2 to 51,230 feet
- Talmud Torah D'Rabinu Yoel School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rappaport Playground670 feet
Houses of worship
- Second Evangelical Free Church House of worship750 feet
- Agudath Achim House of worship880 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 930 53rd Street Older adult center300 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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:
- 54th Street & 9th Avenue 260 feet
- 52nd Street & 9th Avenue 260 feet
- 51st Street & 9th Avenue 520 feet
- 55th Street & 9th Avenue 520 feet
- 53rd Street & 8th Avenue 780 feet
- 50th Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
- 56th Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 53rd Street 970 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Street or 9th Avenue.