New Utrecht Avenue & 49th Street

New Utrecht Avenue and 49th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 50 St, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 26 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
50 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
49 St/New Utrecht Av · B11
Within a walk
37 places
26 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
New Utrecht Avenue & 49th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 50 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 50 St D
    60 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy D
    1,320 feet
    D
  2. 55 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Internal Connectivity” (2012) by Dan Zeller at the 50 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 49 St/New Utrecht Av, 30 feet away, for the B11.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 49 St/New Utrecht Av B11 · Shelter
    30 feet
    B11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4302 Fort Hamilton Parkway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
44
Police precinct
66
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Borough Park
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 49th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

South side of 49th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • 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
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303982, 314013 and 314045.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 26 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Cocoon Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Cong Darkei Avos Sanz of BP School
    510 feet
  3. Yeshiva Machzikei Hadas 2 School
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. CONG Nachas Ruach Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  2. Yeshiva and Mesivta Wiznitz of USA School
    730 feet
  3. Congregation Ohr Nerov Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,110 feet
  4. Evalcare Preschool
    1,270 feet
  5. E&d Children Center Preschool
    1,280 feet
  6. Yeshiva Tiferes Bunim School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alben Square
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Kehal Yeraim Chust Boro Park House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. Toras Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Blythebourne Post Office
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    990 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 49th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

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