14th Avenue & 79th Street
The four-way crossing of 14th Avenue and 79th Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lefferts Park Baptist Church is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and nine places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 79 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 79 St D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Continuous Thread” (2012) by Susanna Starr at the 79 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 13 Av/79 St, 860 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 13 Av/79 St B64860 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 21 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 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
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 14th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 14th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 79th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 79th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- LPBC UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
Houses of worship
- Lefferts Park Baptist Church House of worship850 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,250 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and nine 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:
- 14th Avenue & 78th Street 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & 80th Street 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & 81st Street 520 feet
- 14th Avenue & 77th Street 520 feet
- 14th Avenue & 76th Street 780 feet
- 79th Street & 15th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 14th Avenue & 82nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 79th Street.