59th Street & 9th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 59th Street and 9th Avenue is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough 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. P.S. 105 the Blythebourne is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 59 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 1,320 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy N1,320 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- 8 Av N0.3 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “There is Magic Underneath It All” (2019) by María Berrío at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 60 St/9 Av, 350 feet away, for the B9.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 60 St/9 Av B9350 feetB9
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 57 St & 7 Ave 22 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1105 60th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1927.
Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Yoshino cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 59th Street
- Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 9AM-6PM ALL DAYS
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 59th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 trade or language schools
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- B'Above 60th Street Pre-K410 feet
- Golden Sunrise Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
- American Institute of Science & Tech Trade or language school980 feet
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- Star America Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K490 feet
- Wise Kidz Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- Apex Training Alliance Trade or language school990 feet
- Stuart School of Career Technology Trade or language school1,060 feet
- Long Xing Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
- P.S. 105 the Blythebourne School1,170 feet
- Pekka Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
- 763 Training Center Trade or language school1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Fei Long Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 26 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:
- 58th Street & 9th Avenue 260 feet
- 60th Street & 9th Avenue 270 feet
- 57th Street & 9th Avenue 520 feet
- 61st Street & 9th Avenue 540 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 59th Street 680 feet
- 59th Street & 8th Avenue 780 feet
- 59th Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 56th Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 59th Street or 9th Avenue.