65th Street & 15th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 65th Street and 15th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Congregation Machna Shalva is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them schools, and 16 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
60 St/15 Av · B9
Within a walk
14 places
6 schools, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
65th Street & 15th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    490 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    1,200 feet
    D
  2. 18 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/15 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/15 Av B9
    0.3 miles
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1925 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Columbia' London planetree and the 'Kwanzan' flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 65th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 65th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    760 feet
  2. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    800 feet
Show all 12
  1. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    840 feet
  2. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    840 feet
  3. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    840 feet
  4. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    980 feet
  5. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  6. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,100 feet
  7. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    1,170 feet
  8. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    1,220 feet
  9. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 65th Street.

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