5th Avenue & Baltic Street

The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and Baltic Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church School stands 560 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about five minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 68 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bergen St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
5 Av/Warren St · B63
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & Baltic Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    1,280 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    0.3 miles
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
  2. 7 Av B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/Warren St, 150 feet away, for the B63.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/Warren St B63
    150 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 51 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. Sterling Pl & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 613 Baltic Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 5th Avenue (east side).

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM THURSDAY-FRIDAY 11AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY THURSDAY FRIDAY 5AM-11AM

North side of Baltic Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Baltic Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 335136 and 336821.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 175 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1874 and 1880.

  1. Church of God Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    560 feet
  3. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Ms. Lam Montessori School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Bpos of Park Slope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  3. M.S. K266 - Park Place Community Middle School
    690 feet
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  1. P.S. K077 School
    690 feet
  2. P.S. 133 William A. Butler School
    780 feet
  3. Le Paradis des Anges Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    820 feet
  2. Lincoln-Berkeley Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  3. Park Slope Playground
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Augustine RC Church Landmark
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.4 miles
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 68 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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