5th Avenue & Dean Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and Dean Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church Rectory stands 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, is about two minutes on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 94 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Dean St/5 Av · B65
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & Dean Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 9 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    590 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
9 lines
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Outbound
4 lines
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Southbound
5 lines
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  3. N …
  4. Q …
  5. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    630 feet
    2 3
  2. 7 Av B, Q
    0.4 miles
    B Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hook (Archean Reach), Line (Sea House), and Sinker (Mined Swell),” (2004) by George Trakas (in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dean St/5 Av, 50 feet away, for the B65.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dean St/5 Av B65 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 100 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & Flatbush Ave 33 docks in all
    660 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 535 Carlton Avenue Charging for electric cars, four 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 12 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 693 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Dean Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Dean Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 329263, 330881, 330882, 333162 and 333163.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 73 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate, and mostly built between 1869 and 1886.

  1. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wonderforest Nature Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet
  2. Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity School
    860 feet
  3. Design Works High School
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    480 feet
  2. Dean Playground
    900 feet
  3. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pacific Library
    980 feet
  2. Atlantic Avenue Control House Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    390 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Dean St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 219/Ladder 105 Fire station
    840 feet
  2. 78th Precinct Police station
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    940 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    870 feet
  2. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 94 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

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