14th Avenue & 70th Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 70th Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
13 Av/71 St · B64
Within a walk
7 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 1 older adult center and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.4 miles
    D N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Flora of Bensonhurst” (2012) by Joan Linder at the 71 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/71 St, 960 feet away, for the B64.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 13 Av/71 St B64
    960 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11228
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
62 and 68 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 14th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 70th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 70th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    830 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 70th Street.

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