New Utrecht Avenue & 13th Avenue

New Utrecht Avenue and 13th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shomrei Shabes Congregation is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 55 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 24 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
55 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
13 Av/54 St · B16
Within a walk
44 places
24 religious buildings, 10 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
New Utrecht Avenue & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 55 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 55 St D
    90 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 50 St D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.3 miles
    D N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/54 St, 200 feet away, for the B16.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/54 St B16 · Shelter
    200 feet
    B16
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 67 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 12
City Council district
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park

The streets

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

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 1923 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30AM-7PM 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-THURSDAY 8AM-7PM, 4 HOUR METERED PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306066, 307056, 307491 and 309936.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 24 religious buildings
  • 10 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Hebrew Acad Spec Child 55th St Bklyn School
    200 feet
  2. Hebrew Academy for Special Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    280 feet
  3. Tiny Hearts Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
Show all 18
  1. Evalcare Preschool
    590 feet
  2. Guild for Exceptional Child-57th St School
    630 feet
  3. Talmud Torah Tiferes Bunim D'Munckacs School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    640 feet
  4. Yeshiva Chaim V ' Shulem Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  5. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    730 feet
  6. Torah Vyirah of Boro Park School
    800 feet
  7. Carrie Mastronardi Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  8. Weehive Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    920 feet
  9. Nurtury 58 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  10. Bais Rochel School of Boro Park School
    1,140 feet
  11. United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  12. B 'above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  13. Yeshiva Ketana Satmar BP School
    1,200 feet
  14. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    1,250 feet
  15. Bnos Perel School
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Shomrei Shabes Congregation House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    600 feet
  3. St Frances de Chantal RC Church House of worship
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Shomrei Emunah Congregation House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    1,140 feet
  2. Older adult center at 5901 13th Avenue Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    40 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or New Utrecht Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.