59th Street & 2nd Avenue

The three-way junction of 59th Street and 2nd Avenue is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 2nd Avenue.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
58 St/2 Av · B11
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
59th Street & 2nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    0.3 miles
    N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 58 St/2 Av, 310 feet away, for the B11.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 58 St/2 Av B11
    310 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 2nd Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 56 St & 2 Ave 35 docks in all
    820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5705 2nd Avenue Gas station
    530 feet
  2. 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,310 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes 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 April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 2nd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 59th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 59th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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
  • 4 schools
  • 2 hospitals
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Magical Years Early Childhood Center Pre-K
    440 feet
  2. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    550 feet
  3. MS 936 Arts Off 3rd School
    730 feet
Show all 8
  1. Colony-South Brooklyn Houses Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. Sunset School of Cultural Learning School
    730 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 140 58th Street Pre-K center
    1,090 feet
  4. P.S. 503: the School of Discovery School
    1,110 feet
  5. P.S. 506: the School of Journalism & Technology School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther Playground
    820 feet

Health care

  1. Calvary Hospital
    1,230 feet
  2. NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Hospital
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooklyn Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 2nd Avenue or 59th Street.

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