5th Avenue & 68th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 68th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Salem Lutheran Church is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Ridge Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
5 Av/Bay Ridge Av · B63
Within a walk
9 places
6 religious buildings, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Ridge Av R
    880 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Bay Ridge
1 line
  1. R …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Strata” (2017) by Katy Fischer at the Bay Ridge Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/Bay Ridge Av, 170 feet away, for the B63.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/Bay Ridge Av B63
    170 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 5th Avenue and 68th Street.

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 68 St & 5 Ave 14 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & 65th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6737 4th Avenue Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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 10
City Council district
47
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bay Ridge
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Sterling' silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and October 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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

North side of 68th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 68th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 314203 and 334654.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Lutheran Elem School of Bay Ridge School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    590 feet
  2. Millennium Playground
    620 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Salem Lutheran Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Bethlehem Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  3. Bay Ridge Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 68th 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.