63rd Street & 21st Avenue

The four-way crossing of 63rd Street and 21st Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bais Esther School 2 is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
920 feet · 4 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
60 St/21 Av · B9
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
63rd Street & 21st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 920 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av N
    920 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy N
    0.3 miles
    N
  2. 18 Av 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/21 Av, 870 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/21 Av B9
    870 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Greenspire' littleleaf linden and the 'Redmond' American linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 21st Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Bais Esther School 2 School
    810 feet
  2. St Athanasius Catholic Academy School
    1,000 feet
  3. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Brilliant Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Athanasius Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6409 20th Avenue Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 21st 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.