5th Avenue & 20th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 20th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Al-Noor School is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
5 Av/21 St · B63
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 20th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Prospect Av R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 25 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Duration” (2017) by Monika Bravo at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/21 St, 180 feet away, for the B63.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/21 St B63
    180 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Street and 5th Avenue.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 17 St & 5 Ave 25 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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 July 2025.

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 7
City Council district
38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 20th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 20th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 5th Avenue

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

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303745 and 338096.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. Child care center at 646 5th Avenue School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Hellenic Classical Charter School
    490 feet
  3. Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope School
    490 feet
Show all 6
  1. Al-Noor School
    790 feet
  2. Brooklyn Treehouse Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Brooklyn Cultural Center of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Purple Playground
    950 feet
  2. Slope Park Playground
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Evangelist Church House of worship
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.