15th Avenue & Ovington Avenue

The four-way crossing of 15th Avenue and Ovington Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Bay Ridge Av/13 Av · B64
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & Ovington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    540 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
    1,310 feet
    D 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 Bay Ridge Av/13 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B64.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Av/13 Av B64
    0.3 miles
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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.

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

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

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

West side of 15th Avenue

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

North side of Ovington Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Ovington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  2. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School
    940 feet
  3. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    820 feet
  2. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 15 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or Ovington 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.