54th Street & New Utrecht Avenue
The four-way crossing of 54th Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 46 public places, 27 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 55 St, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 55 St D280 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 50 St D0.3 milesD
- 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N0.4 milesD N
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/54 St, 110 feet away, for the B16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 13 Av/54 St B16 · Shelter110 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
- 72 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.
- 1302 65th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 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
- 55 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 1923 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 54th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 54th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of New Utrecht Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of New Utrecht Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307056 and 311680.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 46 public places.
- 27 religious buildings
- 10 day care or pre-K sites
- 8 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School390 feet
- Evalcare Preschool400 feet
- Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5470 feet
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- Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5570 feet
- Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5570 feet
- Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School660 feet
- Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School730 feet
- Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5770 feet
- Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School820 feet
- Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School1,060 feet
- Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School1,070 feet
- Carrie Mastronardi Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
- United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 51,100 feet
- Weehive Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,100 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School1,140 feet
- Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,140 feet
- Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School1,170 feet
- Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship220 feet
- Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship420 feet
- Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship890 feet
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- St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship990 feet
- Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship1,230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Blythebourne Post Office950 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch220 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch460 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 36 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Street & 13th Avenue 90 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 13th Avenue 190 feet
- 13th Avenue & 55th Street 290 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 55th Street 300 feet
- 53rd Street & New Utrecht Avenue 310 feet
- 53rd Street & 13th Avenue 350 feet
- 56th Street & 13th Avenue 550 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 56th Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 54th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.