70th Street & Ridge Crest Terrace
The three-way junction of 70th Street and Ridge Crest Terrace is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 102 the Bayview is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and three places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, 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 nine 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, 610 feet away, for the B9, B64, X27 and X37.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av/Colonial Rd B9, B64, X27, X37610 feetB9 B64 X27 X37
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B64 …
- X27 …
- X37 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 70 St & Ridge Blvd 12 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at Ridge Boulevard & Shore Road Drive, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 6737 4th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 61 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 1924 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Step Ahead Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- P.S. 102 the Bayview School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Owl's Head Park970 feet
- Owls Head Park Playground1,240 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Louise Terrace/Colonial Road Historic District Listed historic place540 feet
- Houses at 216-264 Ovington Avenue Listed historic place1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket1,320 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Street & Perry Terrace 250 feet
- 70th Street & Colonial Road 270 feet
- 71st Street & Ridge Crest Terrace 430 feet
- 70th Street & Louise Terrace 440 feet
- 70th Street & Ridge Boulevard 520 feet
- Colonial Road & Mackay Place 520 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Colonial Road 520 feet
- 71st Street & Perry Terrace 660 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Ridge Crest Terrace.