New Utrecht Avenue & 43rd Street
New Utrecht Avenue and 43rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy D190 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 9 Av D0.3 milesD
- 50 St D0.4 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gardens of Fort Hamilton Parkway Station” (2012) by Portia Munson at the Fort Hamilton Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 39 St/10 Av, 1,250 feet away, for the B35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 39 St/10 Av B35 · Countdown sign1,250 feetB35
Next buses at this stop
- B35 …
Cycling
- 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- New Utrecht Ave & 9 Ave 19 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at 11th Avenue & 18th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station310 feet
- 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 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
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 1931.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 43rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 43rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 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 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 8 day care or pre-K sites
- 8 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices School80 feet
- We Do Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 590 feet
- Kiddie Zone 44 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5360 feet
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- Bnei Yosel Preschool, ages 2 to 5370 feet
- Bais Brocho D'Karlin Stolin HS School470 feet
- Bais Brocho of Karlin Stolin School570 feet
- Sunny Skies Pre-School # 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K620 feet
- P.S. 131 Brooklyn School650 feet
- Polskie Przedszkole Preschool, ages 2 to 5810 feet
- Hello Kiddie Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5820 feet
- Bnos Margulia Viznitz School840 feet
- Darkei Chaim School850 feet
- Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger School1,080 feet
- West Brooklyn Community High School1,200 feet
- Action Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
- Boyan Toddlers Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brizzi Playground80 feet
- Alben Square890 feet
Houses of worship
- St Catherine Alexandria Church House of worship990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 21 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 44th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 320 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 43rd Street 330 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 42nd Street 330 feet
- 43rd Street & 10th Avenue 330 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 44th Street 410 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & New Utrecht Avenue 440 feet
- 10th Avenue & 42nd Street 460 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 10th Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along 43rd Street or New Utrecht Avenue.