7th Avenue & 59th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 59th Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Iglesia Emmanuel Piedra Viva Iglesia Church is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 95 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
880 feet · 3 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
60 St/7 Av · B9
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av N
    880 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 59 St N, R
    0.4 miles
    N R

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, 370 feet away, for the B9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 57 St & 7 Ave 22 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 59th 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 59th Street

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

East side of 7th Avenue

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

West side of 7th Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307534, 307535, 313111 and 336081.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. Happy Dragon - Brooklyn School
    260 feet
  3. Long Xing Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
Show all 11
  1. Stuart School of Career Technology Trade or language school
    660 feet
  2. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  4. Sunset Park Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  5. 763 Training Center Trade or language school
    870 feet
  6. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  7. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
    1,280 feet
  8. District 20 Pre-K Center at 550 59th Street Pre-K center
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Iglesia Emmanuel Piedra Viva Iglesia Church House of worship
    610 feet
  2. Bay Ridge Christian Center House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bay Ridge Post Office
    980 feet
  2. Older adult center at 545 60th Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 95 places to eat and 28 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 59th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.