7th Avenue & Union Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and Union Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It lies on the edge of the Park Slope Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Squad 1 firehouse is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
7 Av/Union St · B67, B69
Within a walk
17 places
7 day care or pre-K sites, 7 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & Union Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Army Plaza 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3
  2. Union St R
    0.5 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/Union St, 120 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/Union St B67, B69
    120 feet
    B67 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Berkeley Pl & 7 Ave 29 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 510 5th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
93 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1885 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 7th Avenue

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

North side of Union Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Union Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301120, 302815, 311903 and 313225.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Park Slope Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 422 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1881 and 1888.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care
    130 feet
  2. Old First Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    460 feet
  3. P.S. 321 Pre-K
    540 feet
Show all 8
  1. Berkeley-Carroll School Landmark
    720 feet
  2. Park Slope Child Care Collective Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. The Nook Park Slope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  4. The Berkley Carroll Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,080 feet
  5. Brooklyn Free Space Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Park Slope Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Old First Reformed Church Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Memorial Presbyterian Church Landmark
    750 feet
  3. Grace United Methodist Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Francis Xavier Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Sixth Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 1 Fire station
    400 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    320 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    650 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th Avenue or Union Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.