16th Avenue & Independence Avenue
The three-way junction of 16th Avenue and Independence Avenue is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bath Beach Park is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/16 Av, is 860 feet away for the B8, X28 and X38, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/16 Av, 860 feet away, for the B8, X28 and X38.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/16 Av B8, X28, X38860 feetB8 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1601 86th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 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 one crash 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 April 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 16th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Independence Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Independence Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bath Beach Park910 feet
- Bath Beach Park Playground1,150 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Shore Parkway & 16th Avenue 270 feet
- Bay 11th Street & Independence Avenue 340 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 13th Street 520 feet
- Bay 10th Street & Independence Avenue 610 feet
- 16th Avenue & Cropsey Avenue 790 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 14th Street 800 feet
- 15th Avenue & Independence Avenue 880 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 11th Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 16th Avenue or Independence Avenue.