New Utrecht Avenue & 40th Street
New Utrecht Avenue and 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Heffernan Triangle is 540 feet away, and St Catherine Alexandria Church is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, 9 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven 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, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 9 Av D730 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D1,180 feetD
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, 490 feet away, for the B35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/9 Av B35 · Countdown sign490 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all670 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 station1,310 feet
- 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1933.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 40th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 40th Street
- Ambulances and ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULANCE AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM SATURDAY 8AM-2PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of New Utrecht Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of New Utrecht Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 7 day care or pre-K sites
- 6 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Bnos Margulia Viznitz School230 feet
- Hello Kiddie Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5360 feet
- Talmud Torah Sanz Klausenburg School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5660 feet
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- Bais Esther School 3 School730 feet
- Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- West Brooklyn Community High School940 feet
- Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS School1,020 feet
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School1,070 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,080 feet
- Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School1,120 feet
- Sunny Skies Pre-School # 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 51,200 feet
- Enlightenment Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Heffernan Triangle540 feet
- Brizzi Playground670 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 9th Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place730 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1021 38th Street Older adult center1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 10th Avenue & 40th Street 280 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 41st Street 340 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 39th Street 390 feet
- 10th Avenue & 41st Street 400 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 10th Avenue 450 feet
- 40th Street & 9th Avenue 500 feet
- 39th Street & 10th Avenue 540 feet
- 39th Street & 9th Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 40th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.