5th Avenue & St Marks Avenue

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and St Marks Avenue is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church Rectory stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about three minutes on foot, and nine subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 92 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bergen St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/Prospect Pl · B63
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & St Marks Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    750 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
    1,110 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 5 Av/Prospect Pl, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/Prospect Pl B63
    110 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.2 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
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 67 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and August 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

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 parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of St Marks Place

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of St Marks Place

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306148 and 328851.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 147 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1869 and 1880.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ms. Lam Montessori School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    860 feet
  2. Bpos of Park Slope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. M.S. K266 - Park Place Community Middle School
    1,130 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. K077 School
    1,130 feet
  2. Le Paradis des Anges Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. Eladia's Kids Parent Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  4. P.S. 133 William A. Butler School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Warren-St.Marks Community Garden
    550 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Dean Playground
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Augustine RC Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. 78th Precinct Police station
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 5th Avenue, St Marks Avenue or St Marks Place.

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.