18th Avenue & Benson Avenue

The three-way junction of 18th Avenue and Benson Avenue is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 firehouse is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
18 Av/Benson Av · B8
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & Benson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    1,090 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
    0.4 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, 90 feet away, for the B8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/Benson Av B8
    90 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, 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
    1,210 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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 February 2026.

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Heartshare Education Center School
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School
    1,030 feet
  3. Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 163 Bath Beach School
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Library
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    920 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    290 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Jmart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or Benson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.