18th Avenue & Bath Avenue

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and Bath Avenue is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 1,070 feet to the 62nd Precinct. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
18 Av/Bath Av · B8
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & Bath Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. 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/Bath Av, 40 feet away, for the B8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/Bath Av B8
    40 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bath Avenue.

  • 20 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1907 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and February 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Bath Avenue (south side).

East side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

North side of Bath Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302705, 308632, 311310 and 314107.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. Heartshare Education Center School
    420 feet
  3. New Sunflower Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
Show all 4
  1. Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. 62nd Precinct Police station
    1,070 feet
  2. Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,070 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or Bath Avenue.

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