5th Avenue & 63rd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 63rd 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. Leif Ericson Park is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1926, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
5 Av/63 St · B63
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 garden and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 63rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 59 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 59 St N, R
    0.3 miles
    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. 8 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N
  2. Bay Ridge Av R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/63 St, 100 feet away, for the B63.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/63 St B63
    100 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 63 St & 5 Ave 24 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6401 4th Avenue Gas station
    1,280 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 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.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
88 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1926.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Village Green' zelkova and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of 5th Avenue

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

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304387 and 336154.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    830 feet
  2. Millennium Playground
    880 feet
  3. 64th Street Community Garden
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Salem Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 63rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.