18th Avenue & Benson Avenue at Rutherford Place

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue, Benson Avenue and Rutherford Place 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. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
1,320 feet · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
18 Av/Benson Av · B8
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & Benson Avenue at Rutherford Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 1,320 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    1,320 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 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/Benson Av, 150 feet away, for the B8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1907 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2021.

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)
Bath Beach
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 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 Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and June 2025; 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 18th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309085 and 315254.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Heartshare Education Center School
    720 feet
  2. Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    830 feet
  3. P.S. 163 Bath Beach School
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School
    1,050 feet
  2. P.S. 200 Benson School
    1,230 feet
  3. New Sunflower Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  4. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    690 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 Fire station
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    510 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    640 feet
  3. Jmart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 20 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, Benson Avenue or Rutherford Place.

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.