7th Avenue & 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 50th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 50 St/7 Av, is 130 feet away for the B11, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 54 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Gowanus Expressway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
50 St/7 Av · B11
Within a walk
16 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/7 Av, 130 feet away, for the B11.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/7 Av B11
    130 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 7th Avenue.

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 50 St & 7 Ave 22 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6418 7th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
43
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
131 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1909 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and March 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-4PM ALL DAYS

South side of 50th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305741 and 331784.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1902 and 1903.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. G & T Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Little Bell Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. The School of Creativity and Innovation School
    850 feet
Show all 9
  1. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  2. P.S. at 736 48 Street - Brooklyn Pre-K
    850 feet
  3. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    950 feet
  4. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  5. Modern International Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  6. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 40 Ambulance station
    150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 50th Street or 7th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.