15th Avenue & 74th Street
The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and 74th Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 88 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 71 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 71 St D1,280 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 79 St D0.4 milesD
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/15 Av, 320 feet away, for the B4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/15 Av B4320 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 14 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.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station1,280 feet
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.9 miles
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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 88 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,782nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 42 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bensonhurst
- Elevation
- 35 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Mushashino' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 15th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 15th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 74th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 74th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 older adult center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School790 feet
- World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 51,110 feet
- LPBC UPK Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Lefferts Park Baptist Church House of worship1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten 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:
- 15th Avenue & 73rd Street 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 15th Avenue 280 feet
- 72nd Street & 15th Avenue 520 feet
- 15th Avenue & 76th Street 560 feet
- 14th Avenue & 74th Street 780 feet
- 16th Avenue & 74th Street 780 feet
- 15th Avenue & 71st Street 780 feet
- 15th Avenue & 77th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 74th Street.