78th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 12th 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. The Madeleine Brennan School is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/81 St, is 700 feet away for the B64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/81 St, 700 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/81 St B64700 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 in 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 78th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 78th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Madeleine Brennan School790 feet
- Thursday's Child Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground770 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 284/Ladder 149 Fire station430 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch990 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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:
- 77th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 79th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 76th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 81st Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 78th Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 78th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 12th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 78th Street.