65th Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 65th Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Regina Pacis Shrine Church is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them schools, and 15 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fort Hamilton Pkwy
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
1,150 feet
Bay Ridge Av/12 Av · B64
Within a walk
11 places
6 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
65th 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 six 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
    0.5 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, 1,150 feet away, for the B64.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Av/12 Av B64
    1,150 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 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
74 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and June 2023, 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 MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

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 65th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 65th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

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

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. The Christa McAuliffe School\I.S. 187 School
    220 feet
  2. Nysarc - Ahrc Middle/High School
    230 feet
  3. Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur School
    470 feet
Show all 8
  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1258 65th Street Pre-K center
    630 feet
  2. Engineering Math and Science Academy Charter High School 2 School
    740 feet
  3. The Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship School
    1,100 feet
  4. P.S. 176 Ovington School
    1,230 feet
  5. Bay Ridge Ave. Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Regina Pacis Shrine Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Coptic Orthodox Church of St George House of worship
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Scaturro Supermarket Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. HLBK Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS 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 65th 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.