5th Street & Ordnance Avenue
The four-way crossing of 5th Street and Ordnance Avenue is in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Commodore Barry Pool is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Cumberland St, is 750 feet away for the B57 and B69, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them swimming pools, and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1942, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Cumberland St, 750 feet away, for the B57 and B69.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Cumberland St B57, B69750 feetB57 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B69 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 5 St & Market St 39 docks in all630 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 168 Flushing Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 15 Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1942.
Trees
Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Commodore Barry Park.
- Commodore John Barry Stele, 1996640 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 swimming pools
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oxport Playground1,050 feet
Community centers and public services
- Commodore Barry Pool Swimming pool680 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Wading Pool Swimming pool750 feet
Supermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket1,030 feet
Other places
- Brooklyn Navy Yard Ferry Landing1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 5th Street & Morris Avenue 180 feet
- 5th Street & Chauncey Avenue 210 feet
- 4th Street & Morris Avenue 470 feet
- 4th Street & Chauncey Avenue 480 feet
- 6th Street & Morris Avenue 580 feet
- 4th Street & Warrington Avenue 590 feet
- 4th Street & Perry Avenue 620 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Cumberland Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 5th Street.