68th Street & Colonial Road
The four-way crossing of 68th Street and Colonial Road is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is also named FDNY-EMS Lt. Walter Nelson, Jr. Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Owl's Head Park is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Bay Ridge Av R0.5 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, 470 feet away, for the B9, B64, X27 and X37.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av/Colonial Rd B9, B64, X27, X37470 feetB9 B64 X27 X37
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B64 …
- X27 …
- X37 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 68th Street and Colonial Road.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Colonial Rd & 68 St 19 docks in all50 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 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 August 2022.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
This corner is also named FDNY-EMS Lt. Walter Nelson, Jr. Way, a co-naming enacted on January 19, 2020 (Local Law 26 of 2020).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1924 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 107 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on FDNY-EMS Lt. Walter Nelson, Jr. Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 68th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 18 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 68th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Colonial Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Colonial Road
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Owl's Head Park100 feet
- Owls Head Park Playground360 feet
- Shore Park and Parkway Park1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Louise Terrace/Colonial Road Historic District Listed historic place890 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and five 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:
- 68th Street & Bliss Terrace 220 feet
- 68th Street & Bay Cliff Terrace 220 feet
- Colonial Road & Senator Street 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Colonial Road 350 feet
- 67th Street & Colonial Road 520 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Bliss Terrace 560 feet
- 70th Street & Colonial Road 610 feet
- 68th Street & Ridge Boulevard 780 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street or Colonial Road.