5th Avenue & 5th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 5th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. M.S. 51 William Alexander is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/5 St · B63
Within a walk
14 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.3 miles
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/5 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/5 St B63 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    110 feet
    B63
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 3 St 30 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 510 5th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 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 November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, January 2020
  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East 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

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of 5th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 5th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 335938 and 336769.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 51 William Alexander School
    340 feet
  2. Juguemos a Cantar Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  3. Regina's Playschool Pre-K
    530 feet
Show all 5
  1. Let's Play and Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Park
    300 feet
  2. J.J. Byrne Playground
    400 feet
  3. Washington Skate Park
    640 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Stone House of Brooklyn Listed historic place
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 5th Street.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.