7th Avenue & 23rd Street
The three-way junction of 7th Avenue and 23rd Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of Green-Wood Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, 7 Av/19 St, is 1,160 feet away for the B67 and B69, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/19 St, 1,160 feet away, for the B67 and B69.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av/19 St B67, B691,160 feetB67 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
- B69 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 7th Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 7 Ave & 22 St 25 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1,090 feet by car along the streets.
- 668 3rd Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (West); the corner is on the edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery area
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 23rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 23rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 7th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 7th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Avenue & 22nd Street 260 feet
- 7th Avenue & 21st Street 520 feet
- 6th Avenue & 23rd Street 770 feet
- 7th Avenue & 20th Street 770 feet
- 6th Avenue & 22nd Street 1,030 feet
- 7th Avenue & 19th Street 1,040 feet
- 19th Street & Prospect Expressway 1,090 feet
- 7th Avenue & 18th Street 1,210 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Street or 7th Avenue.