7th Avenue & 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 51st Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The School of Creativity and Innovation is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 62 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1908 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
50 St/7 Av · B11
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 53 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/7 Av, 370 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 50 St & 7 Ave 22 docks in all
    300 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
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
127 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 1908 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 51st Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Little Bell Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. G & T Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  3. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    1,060 feet
  2. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  3. The School of Creativity and Innovation School
    1,110 feet
  4. P.S. at 736 48 Street - Brooklyn Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 40 Ambulance station
    230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Second Evangelical Free Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Ridge Post Office
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 51st 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.