5th Avenue & 59th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 59th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 50 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
5 Av/60 St · B63
Within a walk
8 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    800 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
    0.4 miles
    R
  2. 8 Av N
    0.5 miles
    N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/60 St, 180 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/60 St B63 · Countdown sign
    180 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 59 St & 5 Ave 30 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6102 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
116 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 1901 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 59th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 59th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-4PM

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: 309843 and 333043.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 147 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1895 and 1899.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
    540 feet
  2. District 20 Pre-K Center at 550 59th Street Pre-K center
    540 feet
  3. Sunset Park Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 545 60th Street Older adult center
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    740 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 59th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.