16th Avenue & 63rd Street

The four-way crossing of 16th Avenue and 63rd Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Machne Chaim is 490 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 21 public places, 11 of them schools, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
820 feet · 3 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
60 St/16 Av · B9
Within a walk
21 places
11 schools, 6 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
16th Avenue & 63rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    820 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. 18 Av N
    1,020 feet
    N
  2. 71 St D
    0.4 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, 830 feet away, for the B9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1945.

Trees

Eight 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
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and January 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 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 16th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Yaldeinu School (The) School
    360 feet
  2. Bais Sarah School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Cong. Machne Chaim Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    480 feet
Show all 15
  1. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    490 feet
  2. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    580 feet
  3. Cong Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel School
    760 feet
  4. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    780 feet
  5. Congregation Yeshiva Darkei Chaim School
    850 feet
  6. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    870 feet
  7. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  8. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    1,070 feet
  9. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    1,070 feet
  10. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    1,070 feet
  11. Yeshiva Tiferes Shmiel School
    1,170 feet
  12. Yeshiva Birchas Moshe School
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 63rd 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.