62nd Street & 12th Avenue

The three-way junction of 62nd Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Regina Pacis Shrine Church is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
880 feet · 3 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
60 St/13 Av · B9
Within a walk
6 places
5 schools and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
62nd Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy N
    880 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
    0.4 miles
    D N
  2. 55 St D
    0.5 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/13 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/13 Av B9 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    B9
    Shelter

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. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
43
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
72 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 12th Avenue

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

North side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur School
    540 feet
  2. Engineering Math and Science Academy Charter High School 2 School
    620 feet
  3. The Christa McAuliffe School\I.S. 187 School
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Nysarc - Ahrc Middle/High School
    1,030 feet
  2. The Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship School
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Regina Pacis Shrine Church House of worship
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 62nd 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.