14th Avenue & 73rd Street
The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 73rd Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lefferts Park Baptist Church is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about seven 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 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 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 71 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 71 St D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- 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, 630 feet away, for the B4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/14 Av B4630 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and December 2020, 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 73rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 73rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- LPBC UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
- P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Lefferts Park Baptist Church House of worship760 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 13 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 14th Avenue & 74th Street 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & 72nd Street 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & 71st Street 520 feet
- 14th Avenue & Bay Ridge Parkway 540 feet
- 73rd Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 14th Avenue & 70th Street 780 feet
- 15th Avenue & 73rd Street 780 feet
- 14th Avenue & 76th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 73rd Street.