5th Avenue & 64th Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and 64th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Millennium Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 59 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the N and R. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1926, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
59 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · N, R
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
5 Av/63 St · B63
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 garden and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 64th 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 seven 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. Bay Ridge Av R
    0.4 miles
    R
  2. 8 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/63 St, 360 feet away, for the B63.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 63 St & 5 Ave 24 docks in all
    300 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
    1,110 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1926.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 5th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 64th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 64th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Leif Ericson Park.

  1. Leiv Eiriksson Stele by August Werner, 1939
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    570 feet
  2. Millennium Playground
    610 feet
  3. 64th Street Community Garden
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Salem Lutheran Church House of worship
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 21 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 64th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.