74th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, and is also named Jude Safi 9/11 Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/12 Av, is 310 feet away for the B4, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 11 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/12 Av, 310 feet away, for the B4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/12 Av B4310 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1302 65th Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 68 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Jude Safi 9/11 Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on May 5, 2004 (Local Law 8 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Jude Safi 9/11 Memorial Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 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 74th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 74th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Hands and Feet Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K790 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch870 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and nine 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:
- 73rd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 12th Avenue 280 feet
- 72nd Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 12th Avenue 560 feet
- 74th Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 71st Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 74th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 77th Street & 12th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 74th Street.