74th Street & 20th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/20 Av, is 380 feet away for the B4, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/20 Av, 380 feet away, for the B4.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/20 Av B4380 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
- 15 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, 1.3 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 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 20th Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
West side of 20th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
North side of 74th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 74th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305592 and 308449.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Daisy's Fun House II Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and seven 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Street & 20th Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 20th Avenue 280 feet
- 72nd Street & 20th Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 20th Avenue 560 feet
- 71st Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- 74th Street & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- 74th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
- 77th Street & 20th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 74th Street.