5th Avenue & 53rd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 53rd Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/53 St · B63
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 2 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 53rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    800 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St N, R
    0.4 miles
    N 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/53 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/53 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.

  • 53 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
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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 (Central)
Elevation
110 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (west side).

North side of 53rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 53rd 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
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303091, 303092, 310829 and 334164.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 124 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1893 and 1897.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    80 feet
  2. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    290 feet
  3. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    910 feet
  3. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 42 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 53rd 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.