5th Avenue & 13th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 13th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
5 Av/12 St · B63
Within a walk
14 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.3 miles
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Prospect Av R
    0.4 miles
    R
  2. 7 Av F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/12 St, 170 feet away, for the B63.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/12 St B63
    170 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 14 St & 5 Ave 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    150 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
81 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2024 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 13th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 13th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300955, 311778, 311907 and 331508.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Giocare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Park Slope Schoolhouse Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
  3. Honeydew Drop Playhouse Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
Show all 8
  1. Honeydew Nook Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  2. Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  3. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  4. P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher School
    830 feet
  5. Maven Valley Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 6/15 Green Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  2. Purple Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Hall Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    800 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 14 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:

See every intersection along 13th Street or 5th Avenue.

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