74th Street & 19th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and 19th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 186 Dr. Irving a Gladstone is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/19 Av, is 380 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 religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/19 Av, 380 feet away, for the B4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/19 Av B4380 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 24 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1930 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 19th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 19th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 74th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 74th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Al Madinah School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5710 feet
- P.S. 186 Dr. Irving a Gladstone School730 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 & 19th Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 19th Avenue 280 feet
- 72nd Street & 19th Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 19th Avenue 560 feet
- 18th Avenue & 74th Street 720 feet
- 74th Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- 71st Street & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- 77th Street & 19th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 19th Avenue or 74th Street.