18th Avenue & 68th Street

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and 68th Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
18 Av/68 St · B8
Within a walk
3 places
2 religious buildings and 1 day care or pre-K site, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av N
    1,220 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Fluxus / Rythmus” (2018) by Emilio Perez at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/68 St, 130 feet away, for the B8.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/68 St B8
    130 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 68th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 68th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305290, 313329, 315802, 316283 and 317879.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Generation 21 NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    250 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    320 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,050 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 23 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or 68th Street.

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