5th Avenue & 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 50th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow is 760 feet away, and South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/50 St · B63
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 53 St R
    1,280 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 45 St R
    0.4 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 5 Av/50 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/50 St B63 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    110 feet
    B63
    Shelter · Countdown sign

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
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    580 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
116 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 1905 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 2PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-2PM ALL DAYS

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303984, 303985, 307375 and 338165.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 116 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1898 and 1904.

  1. Park United Presbyterian Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    760 feet
  2. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    770 feet
  3. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  2. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    1,070 feet
  3. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    450 feet
  2. Sunset Park Library
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. Zion Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    850 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    830 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 38 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 50th 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.