5th Avenue & 25th Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and 25th 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. Weir Greenhouse stands 90 feet away, built in 1895. The nearest subway, 25 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
5 Av/26 St · B63
Within a walk
8 places
6 religious buildings and 2 day care or pre-K sites, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 25th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 25 St R
    780 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/26 St, 130 feet away, for the B63.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/26 St B63
    130 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 24 St & 5 Ave 19 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 833 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11232
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
63 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

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Magnifica' hackberry and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 58 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 25th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 25th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 10PM-8AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 307363.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Victorian, and built in 1895.

  1. Weir Greenhouse Designated landmark
    90 feet
  2. Green-Wood Cemetery Gate Designated landmark
    480 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center at 219 25th Street Pre-K center
    600 feet
  2. The Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center at 173-177 25th Street Pre-K center
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. Our Lady of Czestochowa & St Casimir Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. St Roccos RC Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 25th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.