5th Avenue & 39th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 39th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 228 firehouse is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D, N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them schools, and 33 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
39 St/5 Av · B35, B70
Within a walk
11 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 39th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 St D, N, R
    0.3 miles
    D N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
  3. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 45 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders” (1998) by Owen Smith at the 36 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 39 St/5 Av, 50 feet away, for the B35 and B70.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 39 St/5 Av B35, B70
    50 feet
    B35 B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …
  2. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 41 St 30 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 842 5th Avenue Gas station
    780 feet
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 (Central)
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 39th Street

  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 39th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300517 and 337176.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1891.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bubmble Bee Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  2. P.S. 024 School
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 958 School
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Blessing Medical Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  2. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 13.2 School
    1,250 feet
  3. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15 School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    590 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 228 Fire station · landmark
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 39th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.