61st Street & 12th Avenue

The three-way junction of 61st Street and 12th Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
60 St/12 Av · B9
Within a walk
7 places
5 religious buildings and 2 day care or pre-K sites, within five minutes

Map

Layers
61st Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy N
    1,000 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.3 miles
    D N
  2. 55 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “There is Magic Underneath It All” (2019) by María Berrío at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/12 Av, 360 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/12 Av B9
    360 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1105 60th Street Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 61st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 304490.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1897 and 1899.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. Mount Early Bloomers Preschool
    1,270 feet
  2. B 'above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 61st Street.

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