53rd Street & New Utrecht Avenue
The four-way crossing of 53rd Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Toras Chaim Congregation is 120 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 44 public places, 26 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 55 St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 55 St D590 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D1,140 feetD
- 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N0.4 milesD N
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/54 St, 410 feet away, for the B16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 13 Av/54 St B16 · Shelter410 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1936.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North 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 MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 53rd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 9AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of New Utrecht Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
West side of New Utrecht Avenue
- Metered parking 6 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
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310232, 311331, 311680 and 319651.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.
- 26 religious buildings
- 9 day care or pre-K sites
- 8 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Evalcare Preschool100 feet
- Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5480 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School560 feet
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- Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School700 feet
- Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School750 feet
- Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5770 feet
- Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School790 feet
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School870 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2950 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School1,040 feet
- Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,070 feet
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School1,130 feet
- Merrygochild 52 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,200 feet
- Nurtury 58 Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,220 feet
- Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship120 feet
- Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship190 feet
- Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship590 feet
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- Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship1,140 feet
- St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Blythebourne Post Office640 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch310 feet
- Citibank Bank branch530 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch790 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 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:
- 53rd Street & 13th Avenue 260 feet
- 54th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 310 feet
- 52nd Street & New Utrecht Avenue 310 feet
- 54th Street & 13th Avenue 400 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 13th Avenue 500 feet
- 52nd Street & 13th Avenue 520 feet
- 53rd Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 13th Avenue & 55th Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Street or New Utrecht Avenue.