63rd Street & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 63rd 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 1,230 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 21 public places, eight of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
180 feet · 1 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
1,030 feet
60 St/14 Av · B9
Within a walk
21 places
8 day care or pre-K sites, 6 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
63rd Street & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 180 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    180 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. 71 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  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/14 Av, 1,030 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/14 Av B9
    1,030 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 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 June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    360 feet
  2. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    410 feet
  3. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    410 feet
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  1. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    590 feet
  3. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
  4. First Step Evaluation Preschool
    780 feet
  5. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    850 feet
  6. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    850 feet
  7. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    850 feet
  8. Integrated Treatment Services Preschool
    890 feet
  9. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  10. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    1,070 feet
  11. Special Education Associates Preschool
    1,150 feet
  12. The Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship School
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 247 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    70 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 13 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 63rd Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.