60th Street & 15th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 60th Street and 15th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 247 firehouse is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 11 of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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60th Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    880 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 55 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 71 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/15 Av, 120 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/15 Av B9
    120 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 60th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 60th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-4PM FRIDAY 8AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    170 feet
  2. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Yeshiva Imrei Yosef Spinka School
    560 feet
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  1. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
  2. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    710 feet
  3. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    710 feet
  4. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    710 feet
  5. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    710 feet
  6. B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  7. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
  8. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    940 feet
  9. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    950 feet
  10. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    980 feet
  11. Special Education Associates Preschool
    1,070 feet
  12. Bais Sarah School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  13. Cong. Machne Chaim Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  14. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    1,110 feet
  15. Talmud Torah Lelov School
    1,150 feet
  16. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    1,210 feet
  17. Congregation Yeshiva Darkei Chaim School
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. The Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 247 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.