72nd Street & Stewart Avenue
The three-way junction of 72nd Street and Stewart Avenue is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 7 Av Service Rd South/72 St, is 430 feet away for the B70, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av Service Rd South/72 St, 430 feet away, for the B70.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av Service Rd South/72 St B70430 feetB70
Next buses at this stop
- B70 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all590 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 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2022.
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 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 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 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ralph A. Fabrizio School250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church House of worship1,070 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center930 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Street & Stewart Avenue 260 feet
- 6th Avenue & 72nd Street 260 feet
- 7th Avenue & 72nd Street at 72nd Street Pedestrian Overpass 290 feet
- 6th Avenue & 73rd Street 440 feet
- 74th Street & Stewart Avenue 520 feet
- 6th Avenue & 71st Street 540 feet
- 7th Avenue & 73rd Street 570 feet
- 7th Avenue & 71st Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Stewart Avenue.