5th Avenue & 54th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 54th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Light of the World Church is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
5 Av/54 St · B63
Within a walk
17 places
10 religious buildings, 2 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 53 St R
    1,000 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/54 St, 120 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/54 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 St & 5 Ave 28 docks in all
    290 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 14 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 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 (Central)
Elevation
108 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 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 54th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of 54th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 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
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310829, 334162, 334163 and 335466.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 158 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1894 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    120 feet
  2. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    120 feet
  3. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    330 feet
Show all 4
  1. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. The Light of the World Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Salem Gospel Tabernacle House of worship
    900 feet
  3. St Jacobi Lutheran Church House of worship
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pentecostal Evangelist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 38 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 54th 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.