63rd Street & 13th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 63rd Street and 13th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Engineering Math and Science Academy Charter High School 2 is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
60 St/13 Av · B9
Within a walk
17 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 6 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
63rd Street & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    1,270 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. Fort Hamilton Pkwy N
    0.4 miles
    N
  2. 55 St D
    0.4 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/13 Av, 810 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/13 Av B9 · Shelter
    810 feet
    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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    710 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
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2026
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 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
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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 13th Avenue

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

West side of 13th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of 63rd Street

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

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. The Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship School
    220 feet
  2. Engineering Math and Science Academy Charter High School 2 School
    580 feet
  3. Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur School
    770 feet
Show all 13
  1. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    780 feet
  2. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    890 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1258 65th Street Pre-K center
    910 feet
  4. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  5. Mount Early Bloomers Preschool
    1,010 feet
  6. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    1,020 feet
  7. B 'above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  8. Bnos Perel School
    1,070 feet
  9. World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  10. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Regina Pacis Shrine Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 5901 13th Avenue Older adult center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 247 Fire station
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 63rd Street.

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