59th Street & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 59th Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Bnos Perel is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 14 of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
440 feet · 2 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
60 St/New Utrecht Av · B9
Within a walk
31 places
14 day care or pre-K sites, 9 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
59th Street & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    440 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
    1,180 feet
    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/New Utrecht Av, 340 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/New Utrecht Av B9
    340 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2024

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the paper birch.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 59th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 59th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 14 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Special Education Associates Preschool
    180 feet
  2. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    390 feet
  3. Bnos Perel School
    560 feet
Show all 20
  1. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    440 feet
  2. B 'above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  3. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  4. Mount Early Bloomers Preschool
    870 feet
  5. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  6. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    980 feet
  7. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    980 feet
  8. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    1,020 feet
  9. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    1,050 feet
  10. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    1,110 feet
  11. Carrie Mastronardi Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  12. Weehive Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,190 feet
  13. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  14. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  15. Yeshiva Imrei Yosef Spinka School
    1,280 feet
  16. Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet
  17. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 5901 13th Avenue Older adult center
    560 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 247 Fire station
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 59th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

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