68th Street & 20th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 68th Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 205 Clarion is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 13 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
18 Av/68 St · B8
Within a walk
14 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
68th Street & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av N
    1,220 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

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 18 Av/68 St, 0.3 miles away, for the B8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/68 St B8
    0.3 miles
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

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

West side of 20th Avenue

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

North side of 68th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 68th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304929 and 309156.

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
    420 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Angel Star Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    50 feet
  2. Puzzle Pieces Early Intervention Program Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  3. P.S. 205 Clarion School
    190 feet
Show all 7
  1. Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst School
    620 feet
  2. Generation 21 NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  3. Brooklyn Chinese American Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  4. Little Sunshine Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6409 20th Avenue Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 68th Street.

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