72nd Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 72nd Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bethany Lutheran Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/12 Av, is 840 feet away for the B4, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/12 Av, 840 feet away, for the B4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/12 Av B4840 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 13 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 chargers1.2 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.
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
- 70 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 1924 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 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 March 2025, 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 72nd 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 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 72nd Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309290 and 316468.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 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 5960 feet
- Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- P.S. 176 Ovington School1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Bethany Lutheran Church House of worship1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket1,290 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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:
- 71st Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 73rd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 12th Avenue & 70th Street 520 feet
- 74th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 72nd Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 72nd Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 12th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 72nd Street.