59th Street & 23rd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 59th Street and 23rd Avenue is in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ryder Library is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave N, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Ave N
510 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
60 St/23 Av · B9
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
59th Street & 23rd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Ave N, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Ave N F
    510 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Southbound
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Push/Pull” (2018) by Lisa Sigal at the Ave N station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/23 Av, 310 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/23 Av B9
    310 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 23rd Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 59th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 59th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 field
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 226 Alfred de B. Mason School
    560 feet
  2. Lingua Prime NY Trade or language school
    890 feet
  3. Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center at 2202 60th Street Pre-K center
    1,010 feet
Show all 7
  1. Middle School of Innovation School
    1,010 feet
  2. Starting Point Services for Children Preschool
    1,030 feet
  3. Supreme Evaluation Preschool
    1,030 feet
  4. Nachas Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dahill Triangle
    1,110 feet
  2. Friends Field
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ryder Library
    110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bensonhurst Jewish Community House of worship
    990 feet
  2. St Athanasius Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Moisha's Kosher Discount Supermarket Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or 59th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.