65th Street & 17th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 65th Street and 17th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them schools, and 21 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
27 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
410 feet · 2 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
990 feet
18 Av/64 St · B8
Within a walk
9 places
6 schools and 3 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
65th Street & 17th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av N
    410 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
    0.4 miles
    D N
  2. 71 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/64 St, 990 feet away, for the B8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/64 St B8 · Countdown sign
    990 feet
    B8
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2021
  • Turn calming, December 2024

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,800 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 17th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 17th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 65th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of 65th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312283, 312756, 313713 and 322809.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 3 religious buildings

Schools and child care

  1. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls School
    130 feet
  2. Yeshiva Tiferes Shmiel School
    950 feet
  3. Yeshiva Birchas Moshe School
    1,150 feet
Show all 6
  1. Yaldeinu School (The) School
    1,170 feet
  2. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    1,200 feet
  3. Yeshivas Novominsk-Kol Yehuda School
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    830 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,060 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 17th 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.