63rd Street & 20th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 63rd Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
140 feet · 1 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
60 St/20 Av · B9
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
63rd Street & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 20 Av N
    140 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N
  2. Bay Pkwy N
    0.5 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Sea City Spin” (2019) by David Storey at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/20 Av, 890 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/20 Av B9
    890 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
38 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 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308854 and 320823.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    320 feet
  2. Little Brilliant Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. Cong Machna Shalva V School
    1,230 feet
Show all 5
  1. Syrit Computer School Systems Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  2. Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst School
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. United States Post Office-Parkville Station Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Magen David Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6409 20th Avenue Older adult center
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 16 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 20th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.