66th Street & Ovington Court

The three-way junction of 66th Street and Ovington Court is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
18 Av/66 St · B8
Within a walk
4 places
2 schools, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
66th Street & Ovington Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.3 miles
    D N

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/66 St, 0.3 miles away, for the B8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/66 St B8 · Countdown sign
    0.3 miles
    B8
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 66th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Ovington Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Ovington Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    490 feet
  2. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    1,300 feet
  2. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 66th Street or Ovington Court.

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.