74th Street & 13th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and 13th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lefferts Park Baptist Church is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 13 Av/73 St, is 160 feet away for the B64, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 25 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/73 St, 160 feet away, for the B64.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 13 Av/73 St B64160 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1302 65th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 53 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 13th Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 74th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 74th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303383 and 305221.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Little Hands and Feet Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K550 feet
- Thursday's Child Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5630 feet
- Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
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- LPBC UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
- Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Lefferts Park Baptist Church House of worship1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch140 feet
- Chase Bank branch900 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch930 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket1,030 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 19 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 73rd Street & 13th Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 13th Avenue 280 feet
- 72nd Street & 13th Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 13th Avenue 560 feet
- 71st Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 74th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 14th Avenue & 74th Street 780 feet
- 77th Street & 13th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 74th Street.