72nd Street & 10th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 72nd Street and 10th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bethany Lutheran Church is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fort Hamilton Pkwy/72 St, is 780 feet away for the B16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/72 St, 780 feet away, for the B16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy/72 St B16780 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 10th Avenue.
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 802 65th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
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
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1930.
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- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 72nd Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 72nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
- J.H.S. 259 William McKinley School980 feet
- St Ephrem Catholic Academy School1,100 feet
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- St. Ephraim School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park1,050 feet
Houses of worship
- Bethany Lutheran Church House of worship350 feet
- St Ephrems Church House of worship1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- HLBK Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 73rd Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 70th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 74th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 72nd Street 720 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 72nd Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 10th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 72nd Street.