70th Street & 13th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 70th Street and 13th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 176 Ovington is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
13 Av/71 St · B64
Within a walk
6 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 1 nursing home or hospice and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
70th Street & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 71 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Flora of Bensonhurst” (2012) by Joan Linder at the 71 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/71 St, 180 feet away, for the B64.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/71 St B64
    180 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 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
    1.2 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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11228
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 70th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 70th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308873, 309133, 315536 and 321313.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    230 feet
  2. Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  3. World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bay Ridge Ave. Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    870 feet
  2. P.S. 176 Ovington School
    870 feet

Health care

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    50 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 20 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 70th Street.

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