18th Avenue & 72nd Street
The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and 72nd Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and is also named Joe Galatolo Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about eight 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 day care or pre-K sites, and 26 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 71 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 71 St D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 18 Av N0.4 milesN
- 79 St D0.5 milesD
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 18 Av/72 St, 110 feet away, for the B8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 18 Av/72 St B8110 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Joe Galatolo Way, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Joe Galatolo Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and January 2024, 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 72nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 72nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310717 and 319263.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Al Madinah School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,080 feet
- Lil Tots Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 21 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:
- 18th Avenue & 71st Street 260 feet
- 18th Avenue & 73rd Street 260 feet
- 18th Avenue & 70th Street 520 feet
- 18th Avenue & 74th Street 520 feet
- 72nd Street & 19th Avenue 730 feet
- 18th Avenue & Bay Ridge Avenue 780 feet
- 18th Avenue & Bay Ridge Parkway 800 feet
- 72nd Street & 17th Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 18th Avenue or 72nd Street.