5th Avenue & 45th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 45th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fourth Ave Methodist Church is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1924, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
790 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
5 Av/45 St · B63
Within a walk
12 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 45th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    790 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/45 St, 120 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/45 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 44 St 24 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
119 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1924.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 45th Street

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

South side of 45th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 5th Avenue

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

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304841 and 306373.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 87 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1899 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bubmble Bee Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  2. Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    330 feet
  2. Sunset Park Playground
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 4520 4th Avenue Older adult center
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    340 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    630 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 38 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 45th 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.