61st Street & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 61st Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 247 firehouse is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 11 of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
160 feet · 1 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
60 St/14 Av · B9
Within a walk
27 places
11 day care or pre-K sites, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
61st Street & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 160 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    160 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
    0.3 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/14 Av, 460 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/14 Av B9
    460 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024

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

The streets

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

Homes

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

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 61st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 61st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 11 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    210 feet
  2. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    310 feet
  3. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    460 feet
Show all 18
  1. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    360 feet
  2. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    370 feet
  3. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    520 feet
  4. Special Education Associates Preschool
    580 feet
  5. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    580 feet
  6. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
  7. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    850 feet
  8. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    850 feet
  9. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    850 feet
  10. Mount Early Bloomers Preschool
    870 feet
  11. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  12. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  13. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
  14. Bnos Perel School
    1,160 feet
  15. B 'above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    840 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 5901 13th Avenue Older adult center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 247 Fire station
    660 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 61st Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

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