64th Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 64th Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about five 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 schools, and 15 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Bay Ridge Av/12 Av · B64
Within a walk
7 places
5 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
64th Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy N
    0.3 miles
    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

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 Bay Ridge Av/12 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B64.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Av/12 Av B64
    0.3 miles
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 64th Street.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer 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 June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Enhanced crossing, November 2015

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
81 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

West side of 12th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of 64th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 64th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur School
    190 feet
  2. The Christa McAuliffe School\I.S. 187 School
    330 feet
  3. Engineering Math and Science Academy Charter High School 2 School
    460 feet
Show all 6
  1. Nysarc - Ahrc Middle/High School
    510 feet
  2. The Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship School
    820 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1258 65th Street Pre-K center
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Regina Pacis Shrine Church House of worship
    440 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 64th Street.

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