54th Street & 16th Avenue

The three-way junction of 54th Street and 16th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Minyan Mir is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
1,140 feet
50 St/16 Av · B11
Within a walk
34 places
27 religious buildings, 6 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
54th Street & 16th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 55 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/16 Av, 1,140 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/16 Av B11 · Countdown sign
    1,140 feet
    B11
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
51 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 16th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 54th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 54th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 27 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Gerer Yeshiva/Mesivta Bais Yisroel School
    110 feet
  2. Congregation Yeshiva Bnei Torah School
    340 feet
  3. Bubble U Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. K231 School
    700 feet
  2. The Seeall Academy School
    700 feet
  3. Tomer Dvora School - Site 1 School
    1,150 feet
  4. Yeshiva Tifereth Elimelech School
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Minyan Mir House of worship
    80 feet
  2. Sons Judah Congregation House of worship
    190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 54th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.