72nd Street & 17th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 72nd Street and 17th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and is also named Josephine Diana Blvd. by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 19 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 71 St, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 71 St D1,190 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 79 St D0.3 milesD
- 18 Av N0.4 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Flora of Bensonhurst” (2012) by Joan Linder at the 71 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/17 Av, 900 feet away, for the B4.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/17 Av B4 · Shelter900 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.7 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11204
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bensonhurst
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Josephine Diana Blvd., a co-naming enacted on July 11, 2006 (Local Law 23 of 2006).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Josephine Diana Blvd..
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 17th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 17th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 72nd Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 72nd Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 5910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park1,170 feet
- Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 73rd Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 17th Avenue & 70th Street 520 feet
- 74th Street & 17th Avenue 520 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & 17th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 17th Avenue 800 feet
- 18th Avenue & 72nd Street 840 feet
- 72nd Street & 16th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 72nd Street.