18th Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 18th Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht Reformed Church is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
50 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
18 Av/New Utrecht Av · B8
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
18th Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    50 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
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 79 St D
    0.3 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/New Utrecht Av, 80 feet away, for the B8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/New Utrecht Av B8 · Countdown sign
    80 feet
    B8
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1956.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 18th Avenue

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

West side of 18th Avenue

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

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309485, 315477 and 323634.

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
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    700 feet
  3. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garibaldi Playground
    480 feet
  2. Milestone Park
    740 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Library
    620 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Jmart Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    120 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th Avenue or New Utrecht Avenue.

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