7th Avenue & 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 57th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Iglesia Emmanuel Piedra Viva Iglesia Church is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 93 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
60 St/7 Av · B9
Within a walk
14 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/7 Av, 890 feet away, for the B9.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/7 Av B9
    890 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 57th Street and 7th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 57 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6418 7th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, May 2022
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024

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
103 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

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
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 57th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 57th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302643, 304621, 338316 and 338317.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  2. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    310 feet
  3. Happy Dragon - Brooklyn School
    390 feet
Show all 8
  1. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. 763 Training Center Trade or language school
    870 feet
  3. Long Xing Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  4. Stuart School of Career Technology Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  5. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Iglesia Emmanuel Piedra Viva Iglesia Church House of worship
    150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Ridge Post Office
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 93 places to eat and 38 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 57th Street or 7th Avenue.

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