79th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 284/Ladder 149 firehouse is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/81 St, is 440 feet away for the B64, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/81 St, 440 feet away, for the B64.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/81 St B64440 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.6 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 cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and September 2024, 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 79th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of 79th Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Madeleine Brennan School530 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground510 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 284/Ladder 149 Fire station330 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,250 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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:
- 80th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 78th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 77th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 82nd Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 76th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 79th Street.