59th Street & 16th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 59th Street and 16th 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. Mapleton Library is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
60 St/16 Av · B9
Within a walk
36 places
18 religious buildings, 11 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
59th Street & 16th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.4 miles
    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. 18 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

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/16 Av, 290 feet away, for the B9.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/16 Av B9 · Countdown sign
    290 feet
    B9
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

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

West side of 16th Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 59th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of 59th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 11 schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Tomer Dvora School - Site 1 School
    310 feet
  2. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    320 feet
  3. Bais Sarah School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
Show all 17
  1. Cong. Machne Chaim Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    580 feet
  2. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    700 feet
  3. Congregation Yeshiva Darkei Chaim School
    710 feet
  4. P.S. K231 School
    790 feet
  5. The Seeall Academy School
    790 feet
  6. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  7. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  8. Yeshiva Imrei Yosef Spinka School
    1,010 feet
  9. Cong Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel School
    1,140 feet
  10. Yeshivas Novominsk-Kol Yehuda School
    1,170 feet
  11. Yeshiva Tifereth Elimelech School
    1,170 feet
  12. Bubble U Playgroup Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  13. Congregation Yeshiva Bnei Torah School
    1,220 feet
  14. Gerer Yeshiva/Mesivta Bais Yisroel School
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mapleton Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Minyan Mir House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 59th Street.

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