59th Street & 15th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 59th Street and 15th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
60 St/15 Av · B9
Within a walk
30 places
12 religious buildings, 9 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
59th Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    1,150 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 55 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/15 Av, 360 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/15 Av B9
    360 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 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.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 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 January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018

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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

West side of 15th Avenue

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

North side of 59th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of 59th Street

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    220 feet
  2. Yeshiva Imrei Yosef Spinka School
    290 feet
  3. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    450 feet
Show all 17
  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    500 feet
  2. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  3. Talmud Torah Lelov School
    890 feet
  4. Special Education Associates Preschool
    890 feet
  5. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    970 feet
  6. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    970 feet
  7. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    970 feet
  8. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    980 feet
  9. Tomer Dvora School - Site 1 School
    1,100 feet
  10. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  11. Little Munchkins Playgroup 56 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  12. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    1,210 feet
  13. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    1,230 feet
  14. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    810 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 five 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 15th Avenue or 59th Street.

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