71st Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 71st Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 176 Ovington is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Av/12 Av, is 620 feet away for the B64, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Av/12 Av, 620 feet away, for the B64.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av/12 Av B64620 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1302 65th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 71st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 71st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319292 and 321288.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bay Ridge Ave. Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5710 feet
- Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- P.S. 176 Ovington School910 feet
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- Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Bethany Lutheran Church House of worship1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket1,030 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 72nd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 70th Street 260 feet
- 73rd Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 12th Avenue & Ovington Avenue 720 feet
- 74th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 71st Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 71st Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 71st Street.