70th Street & 19th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 70th Street and 19th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
18 Av/70 St · B8
Within a walk
4 places
3 day care or pre-K sites and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
70th Street & 19th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av N
    0.5 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 20 Av N
    0.5 miles
    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/70 St, 810 feet away, for the B8.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/70 St B8
    810 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7021 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 1927 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 19th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 19th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303382 and 317915.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Generation 21 NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. Puzzle Pieces Early Intervention Program Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
  3. Angel Star Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 19th Avenue or 70th Street.

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.