5th Avenue & 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 57th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 50 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
5 Av/57 St · B63
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    1,260 feet
    N R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/57 St, 100 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/57 St B63
    100 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 57th Street and 5th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 55 St & 5 Ave 28 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
118 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 1899 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 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
  • 6 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 57th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 57th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 5th Avenue

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

West side of 5th Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310151 and 337383.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 243 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1895 and 1898.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  2. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    910 feet
  3. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
Show all 7
  1. Young Risers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
    1,070 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 550 59th Street Pre-K center
    1,070 feet
  4. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelship Norwegian United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 545 60th Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  2. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    330 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 35 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 57th 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.