5th Avenue & 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 51st Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park Library is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
5 Av/52 St · B63
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 53 St R
    1,020 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/52 St, 170 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/52 St B63 · Countdown sign
    170 feet
    B63
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 53 St & 5 Ave 30 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
114 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of 51st Street

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

South side of 51st Street

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

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 10AM-3PM 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: 311083, 333691, 337752 and 338167.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 74 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1897 and 1903.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    810 feet
  3. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    810 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  3. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  4. Little Bell Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    510 feet
  2. Sunset Park Library
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  2. St Andrews Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 40/Engine 201/Ladder 114 Fire station
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 38 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st 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.