5th Avenue & 26th Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and 26th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of Green-Wood Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Green-Wood Cemetery Gate stands 500 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 600 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
25 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
5 Av/26 St · B63
Within a walk
5 places
4 religious buildings and 1 day care or pre-K site, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 25 St R
    1,050 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, 120 feet away, for the B63.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 8 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
    550 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. 831 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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); the corner is on the edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery area
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 26th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of 26th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

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
    220 feet
  2. Green-Wood Cemetery Gate Designated landmark
    500 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center at 219 25th Street Pre-K center
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Roccos RC Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Our Lady of Czestochowa & St Casimir Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  3. St John Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 26th Street or 5th Avenue.

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