15th Avenue & 66th Street

The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and 66th Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them schools, and 17 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
760 feet · 3 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
60 St/15 Av · B9
Within a walk
12 places
5 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & 66th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    760 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    930 feet
    D
  2. 18 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/15 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/15 Av B9
    0.3 miles
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Columbia' London planetree and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 66th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 66th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    740 feet
  3. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,040 feet
Show all 8
  1. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  2. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    1,120 feet
  3. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    1,120 feet
  4. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    1,120 feet
  5. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 19 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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 66th Street.

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