5th Avenue & 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 40th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park is 330 feet away, and Gonzalo Plasencia Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 36 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D, N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them schools, and 38 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
36 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D, N, R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
5 Av/39 St · B63
Within a walk
12 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 36 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 36 St D, N, R
    0.4 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 5 Av/39 St, 170 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/39 St B63 · Shelter
    170 feet
    B63
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 41 St 30 docks in all
    320 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
    1,040 feet
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    870 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 51 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 40th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 40th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300517 and 308063.

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

Twelve 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
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bubmble Bee Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    320 feet
  2. P.S. 024 School
    1,080 feet
  3. I.S. 136 Charles O. Dewey School
    1,140 feet
Show all 6
  1. Sunset Park Prep School
    1,140 feet
  2. P.S. 958 School
    1,190 feet
  3. Blessing Medical Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    330 feet
  2. Gonzalo Plasencia Playground
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 228 Fire station · landmark
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    980 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 38 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 40th 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.