14th Avenue & 72nd Street

The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 72nd Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lefferts Park Baptist Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 13 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
Bay Ridge Pkwy/14 Av · B4
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
14th Avenue & 72nd 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 six minutes on foot.

  1. 71 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

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 Bay Ridge Pkwy/14 Av, 890 feet away, for the B4.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Pkwy/14 Av B4
    890 feet
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 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. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and October 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 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 322376 and 322389.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  2. LPBC UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Lefferts Park Baptist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 15 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 72nd Street.

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