5th Avenue & 49th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 49th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Andrews Episcopal Church is 860 feet away, and Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about six 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.

Safety record
14 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
49 St/5 Av · B11
Within a walk
12 places
7 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 53 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 45 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/5 Av, 120 feet away, for the B11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/5 Av B11
    120 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026

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 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1903 and 1925.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 49th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 49th Street

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of 5th Avenue

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

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303984, 307375 and 309812.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 163 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1898 and 1905.

  1. Park United Presbyterian Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    1,020 feet
  2. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,030 feet
  3. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    860 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship
    880 feet
  3. Zion Presbyterian Church Landmark
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,110 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 40 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 49th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.