15th Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Machna Shalva is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them schools, and 17 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
60 St/15 Av · B9
Within a walk
13 places
4 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    840 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    850 feet
    D N
  2. 18 Av N
    0.5 miles
    N

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 60 St/15 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.

  • 3 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

  • 12 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
    0.8 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 six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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

Homes

About 1,400 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 1940.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

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

East side of 15th Avenue

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

West side of 15th Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  2. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    820 feet
  3. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
Show all 7
  1. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  2. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    1,200 feet
  3. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    1,200 feet
  4. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    1,120 feet
  2. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. SuperFresh 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 20 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 New Utrecht Avenue.

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