18th Avenue & 81st Street

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and 81st 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. New Utrecht Reformed Dutch Parish House, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 630 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
18 Av/81 St · B8
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & 81st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    990 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 79 St D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 20 Av D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bensonhurst Gardens” (2012) by Francesco Simeti at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/81 St, 120 feet away, for the B8.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/81 St B8
    120 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1601 86th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.3 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
31 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 1926 and 1956.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SUNDAY 6AM-5PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7PM-8AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of 81st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312388 and 322040.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1828 and 1892.

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Dutch Parish House Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Milestone Park
    50 feet
  2. Garibaldi Playground
    310 feet

Health care

  1. Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Landmark · listed historic place
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 7711 18th Avenue Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Jmart Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or 81st Street.

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