68th Street & Bay Cliff Terrace
The three-way junction of 68th Street and Bay Cliff Terrace is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Owls Head Park Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1929, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Bay Ridge Av R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Strata” (2017) by Katy Fischer at the Bay Ridge Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Av/Colonial Rd, 680 feet away, for the B9, B64, X27 and X37.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av/Colonial Rd B9, B64, X27, X37680 feetB9 B64 X27 X37
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B64 …
- X27 …
- X37 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 68th Street.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Colonial Rd & 68 St 19 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at Ridge Boulevard & Shore Road Drive, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 6737 4th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1922 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 68th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Guild for Exceptional Children Preschool1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Owl's Head Park310 feet
- Owls Head Park Playground580 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Louise Terrace/Colonial Road Historic District Listed historic place1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & Colonial Road 220 feet
- 68th Street & Bliss Terrace 430 feet
- Colonial Road & Senator Street 480 feet
- 68th Street & Ridge Boulevard 560 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Colonial Road 570 feet
- 67th Street & Colonial Road 740 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Bliss Terrace 780 feet
- Ridge Boulevard & Senator Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street.