66th Street & Wallaston Court

The three-way junction of 66th Street and Wallaston 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. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 14 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
920 feet · 3 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
1,140 feet
18 Av/66 St · B8
Within a walk
2 places
2 schools, within five minutes

Map

Layers
66th Street & Wallaston Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av N
    920 feet
    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
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.4 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, 1,140 feet away, for the B8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/66 St B8 · Countdown sign
    1,140 feet
    B8
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.5 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
    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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 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 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 66th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wallaston Court

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

West side of Wallaston Court

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,100 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 66th Street or Wallaston Court.

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