63rd Street & 17th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 63rd Street and 17th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Birchas Moshe is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them schools, and 18 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
150 feet · 1 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
60 St/17 Av · B9
Within a walk
15 places
8 schools, 5 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
63rd Street & 17th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av N
    150 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.3 miles
    D N
  2. 20 Av N
    0.5 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Fluxus / Rythmus” (2018) by Emilio Perez at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/17 Av, 840 feet away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/17 Av B9
    840 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 17th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 17th Avenue

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

North side of 63rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

South side of 63rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305417 and 317333.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva Tiferes Shmiel School
    410 feet
  2. Yeshiva Birchas Moshe School
    600 feet
  3. Yaldeinu School (The) School
    630 feet
Show all 9
  1. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls School
    680 feet
  2. Yeshivas Novominsk-Kol Yehuda School
    690 feet
  3. Cong Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel School
    800 feet
  4. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    1,170 feet
  5. Congregation Yeshiva Darkei Chaim School
    1,220 feet
  6. Allied Health Training Institute, LL Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mapleton Library
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Breadberry Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,150 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 12 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 63rd Street.

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.