16th Avenue & 61st Street

The four-way crossing of 16th Avenue and 61st 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. Congregation Machne Chaim is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 12 of them schools, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
60 St/16 Av · B9
Within a walk
29 places
12 schools, 9 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
16th Avenue & 61st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.3 miles
    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. 18 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N
  2. 71 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

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/16 Av, 310 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/16 Av B9 · Countdown sign
    310 feet
    B9
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62 and 66 (the boundary runs through this corner)
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 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

West side of 16th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 61st Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 61st Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bais Sarah School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Cong. Machne Chaim Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  3. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    160 feet
Show all 19
  1. Congregation Yeshiva Darkei Chaim School
    330 feet
  2. Cong Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel School
    590 feet
  3. Yeshiva Birchas Moshe School
    790 feet
  4. Tomer Dvora School - Site 1 School
    860 feet
  5. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    860 feet
  6. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  7. Yaldeinu School (The) School
    880 feet
  8. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  9. Yeshivas Novominsk-Kol Yehuda School
    900 feet
  10. Yeshiva Tiferes Shmiel School
    920 feet
  11. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  12. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  13. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    1,160 feet
  14. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    1,160 feet
  15. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    1,160 feet
  16. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mapleton Library
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet 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:

See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 61st Street.

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