5th Avenue & 7th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 7th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Washington Park is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 58 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1907 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
5 Av/7 St · B63
Within a walk
23 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 7th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    1,310 feet
    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
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/7 St, 100 feet away, for the B63.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/7 St B63 · Countdown sign
    100 feet
    B63
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 91 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 St & 5 Ave 26 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1907 and 1925.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10AM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 7th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 7th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304654, 306422 and 312547.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1856 and 1857.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  2. M.S. 51 William Alexander School
    860 feet
  3. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
Show all 8
  1. Juguemos a Cantar Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    1,040 feet
  3. Regina's Playschool Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  4. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    1,070 feet
  5. Let's Play and Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Park
    820 feet
  2. J.J. Byrne Playground
    920 feet
  3. Washington Skate Park
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Public School 39 Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Park Slope Library
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Old Stone House of Brooklyn Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    550 feet
  2. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    990 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    260 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    140 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    840 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 7th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.