65th Street & 20th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 65th Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 1,530 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. P.S. 205 Clarion is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
65th Street & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av N
    420 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
    0.4 miles
    N
  2. 18 Av N
    0.4 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, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 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. 6006 18th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017
  • Turn calming, January 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,530 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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 1,300 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM

North side of 65th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 65th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311651, 316947 and 317907.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Romanesque Revival, and built between 1920 and 1921.

  1. Magen David Synagogue Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    230 feet
  2. Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst School
    740 feet
  3. P.S. 205 Clarion School
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Angel Star Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. Puzzle Pieces Early Intervention Program Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Little Brilliant Minds Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  4. Bais Esther School 2 School
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. United States Post Office-Parkville Station Listed historic place
    440 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 65th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.