65th Street & New Utrecht Avenue

The four-way crossing of 65th Street and New Utrecht Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them schools, and 16 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
65th Street & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    700 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
    1,250 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/14 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/14 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, 1.2 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 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 65th Street

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

South side of 65th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311320 and 313704.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    960 feet
  2. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    970 feet
  3. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
Show all 14
  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    1,010 feet
  2. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  3. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    1,010 feet
  4. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    1,050 feet
  5. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    1,050 feet
  6. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    1,050 feet
  7. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  8. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  9. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    1,190 feet
  10. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  11. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    560 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 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 65th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

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.