[3] In an approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) section traversing Borough Park, the street contains a huge variety of stores, businesses and food establishments catering to the local and international Haredi Jewish community.

The avenue extends roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) in length[4] through Borough Park, and contains a huge variety of stores, businesses and food establishments catering to the local and international Haredi Jewish community.

In December 2012, the stretch of 13th Avenue from 36th to 60th Streets was co-named Raoul Wallenberg Way in honor of the Swedish diplomat who saved 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

[13] On most early Friday afternoons Amnon's Kosher Pizza on Thirteenth Avenue in Boro Park is so crowded that most people finish their meals standing up.

[15] A New York Times reporter compared the stretch of 13th Avenue in Borough Park to the Lower East Side at the beginning of the 20th century, where Orthodox Jews could buy anything they needed.

[18] All kinds of ethnic and modern Jewish dining establishments abound, including restaurants, cafes, delis and pizza stores,[14] all with strict rabbinic supervision.

[8] On these days, Hasidim garbed in their holiday finery traverse the avenue to attend morning synagogue services, and couples stroll with their baby carriages in the afternoon.

[14] Since 1999, 13th Avenue has been the site for a nightly Simchat Beit HaShoeivah musical performance during the intermediate days of Sukkot, organized by Chabad Rabbi Aaron Ginsburg.

[23] On December 9, 2012, the first day of Hanukkah, the stretch of 13th Avenue between 36th and 60th streets was co-named Raoul Wallenberg Way in honor of the Swedish diplomat who saved 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

Legislation for the renaming was submitted by New York City Councilmen David G. Greenfield and Brad Lander in conjunction with the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Commission.

Private intercity bus lines serving the Hasidic community leave from 49th Street; these include buses to Williamsburg, Monroe, and Monsey.