New Utrecht Avenue & 39th Street
New Utrecht Avenue and 39th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Esther School 3 is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 9 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 9 Av, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 9 Av D340 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D0.3 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, 100 feet away, for the B35.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/9 Av B35 · Countdown sign100 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all270 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 station0.3 miles
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11219
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 66
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese flowering cherry and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 39th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
South side of 39th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of New Utrecht Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of New Utrecht Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Talmud Torah Sanz Klausenburg School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5270 feet
- Bais Esther School 3 School330 feet
- Bnos Margulia Viznitz School630 feet
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- Hello Kiddie Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5750 feet
- Enlightenment Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Heffernan Triangle140 feet
- Brizzi Playground1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 9th Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place330 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1021 38th Street Older adult center1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 39th Street & 9th Avenue 200 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 9th Avenue 280 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 40th Street 390 feet
- 40th Street & 9th Avenue 460 feet
- 39th Street & 10th Avenue 580 feet
- 9th Avenue & 37th Street 610 feet
- 10th Avenue & 40th Street 670 feet
- 41st Street & 9th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 39th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.