7th Avenue & 62nd Street

The three-way junction of 7th Avenue and 62nd Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bay Ridge Christian Center is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1924, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
90 feet · 1 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
60 St/7 Av · B9
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    90 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy N
    0.5 miles
    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, 600 feet away, for the B9.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/7 Av B9 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    600 feet
    B9
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 62nd Street and 7th Avenue.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & 62 St 30 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1,290 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 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 1915 and 1924.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 7th Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 310662.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Happy Dragon of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Happy Dragon - Brooklyn School
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Long Xing Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    1,160 feet
  2. Quaker Parrot Park at the Dust Bowl Park
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Christian Center House of worship
    440 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and eight 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 62nd 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.