71st Street & Stewart Avenue
The three-way junction of 71st Street and Stewart Avenue is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Bay Ridge Av R0.5 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
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The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Strata” (2017) by Katy Fischer at the Bay Ridge Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av Service Rd South/Ovington Av, 350 feet away, for the B70.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av Service Rd South/Ovington Av B70350 feetB70
Next buses at this stop
- B70 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all1,040 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 605 65th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 June 2025.
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
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ralph A. Fabrizio School240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park1,290 feet
- Leif Ericson Park1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ovington Avenue & Stewart Avenue 190 feet
- 7th Avenue & 71st Street 200 feet
- 7th Avenue & Ovington Avenue 320 feet
- 6th Avenue & 71st Street 330 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & Ovington Avenue 490 feet
- 7th Avenue & 72nd Street at 72nd Street Pedestrian Overpass 490 feet
- 6th Avenue & Ovington Avenue 490 feet
- 6th Avenue & 72nd Street 610 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or Stewart Avenue.