Church Avenue & Dahill Road

Church Avenue and Dahill Road meet at a four-way crossing in Kensington, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Church Av, is about a minute on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them schools, and 27 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Church Av
300 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Church Av/McDonald Av · B35
Within a walk
12 places
6 schools, 2 pedestrian plazas and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Church Avenue & Dahill Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Church Av, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Church Av F, G
    300 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Ditmas Av F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Church Av/McDonald Av, 210 feet away, for the B35.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Church Av/McDonald Av B35 · Countdown sign
    210 feet
    B35
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Church Avenue.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Church Ave & Story St 23 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1 Cortelyou Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2013
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11218
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
39
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kensington
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Church Avenue

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

South side of Church Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Dahill Road

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

West side of Dahill Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309770, 312641, 332996 and 332997.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Gan Yisroel School
    750 feet
  2. Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion School
    1,120 feet
  3. Bnos Yerushalayim School
    1,190 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen School
    1,270 feet
  2. Bais Meir School
    1,270 feet
  3. Talmud Torah Ohel Yochanan School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Albemarle Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Kensington Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    540 feet
  2. Avenue C Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kensington Post Office Listed historic place
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  3. KRM Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    600 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 31 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Church Avenue or Dahill Road.

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