72nd Street & 19th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 72nd Street and 19th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 186 Dr. Irving a Gladstone is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 18 Av/72 St, is 810 feet away for the B8, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/72 St, 810 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 18 Av/72 St B8810 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 7021 Bay Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.9 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
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 1926 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 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
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 19th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 19th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 72nd Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 72nd Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Al Madinah School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,230 feet
- P.S. 186 Dr. Irving a Gladstone School1,250 feet
- Generation 21 NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 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 & 19th Avenue 260 feet
- 73rd Street & 19th Avenue 260 feet
- 70th Street & 19th Avenue 520 feet
- 74th Street & 19th Avenue 520 feet
- 18th Avenue & 72nd Street 730 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- 72nd Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 19th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 19th Avenue or 72nd Street.