60th Street & 20th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 60th Street and 20th Avenue is in Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Cong Machna Shalva V is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
9 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
930 feet · 4 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
60 St/20 Av · B9
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
60th Street & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av N
    930 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av N
    0.5 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Sea City Spin” (2019) by David Storey at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/20 Av, 150 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/20 Av B9
    150 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mapleton-Midwood (West)
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 60th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 60th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Brilliant Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Cong Machna Shalva V School
    440 feet
  3. Syrit Computer School Systems Trade or language school
    440 feet
Show all 5
  1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School
    930 feet
  2. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6409 20th Avenue Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 60th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.