9th Avenue & 37th Street
The three-way junction of 9th Avenue and 37th Street is in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of Green-Wood Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Heffernan Triangle is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, 9 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 9 Av, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 9 Av D300 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.4 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bees for Sunset Park” (2012) by Christopher Russell at the 9 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 39 St/9 Av, 540 feet away, for the B35.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/9 Av B35 · Shelter · Countdown sign540 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 37th Street and 9th Avenue.
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all360 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 22 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11232
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 66 and 72 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West); the corner is on the edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery area
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 55 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 37th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 11 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 37th Street
- No parking 21 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 9th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Talmud Torah Sanz Klausenburg School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5880 feet
- Bais Esther School 3 School950 feet
- Bnos Margulia Viznitz School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Heffernan Triangle530 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 9th Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place360 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1021 38th Street Older adult center1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- New Utrecht Avenue & 9th Avenue 330 feet
- 39th Street & 9th Avenue 520 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 39th Street 610 feet
- 40th Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 40th Street 1,000 feet
- 41st Street & 9th Avenue 1,040 feet
- 39th Street & 10th Avenue 1,190 feet
- 10th Avenue & 40th Street 1,280 feet
See every intersection along 37th Street or 9th Avenue.