5th Avenue & Bergen Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and Bergen Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Church of God stands 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 93 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
16 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bergen St
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Bergen St/5 Av · B65
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & Bergen Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    490 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
    850 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
  2. 7 Av B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bergen St/5 Av, 40 feet away, for the B65.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St/5 Av B65
    40 feet
    B65

Next buses at this stop

  1. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 98 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & Flatbush Ave 33 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.3 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
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

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
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 384 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and May 2026; 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Bergen Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Bergen Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308961, 328851, 330882 and 333161.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 114 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1869 and 1884.

  1. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    230 feet
  2. Church of God Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wonderforest Nature Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  2. Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity School
    1,120 feet
  3. Design Works High School
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ms. Lam Montessori School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,120 feet
  2. Bpos of Park Slope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    740 feet
  2. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    810 feet
  3. Dean Playground
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pacific Library
    1,240 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    650 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Dean St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. 78th Precinct Police station
    940 feet
  2. Engine 219/Ladder 105 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    1,130 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 93 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or Bergen 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.