74th Street & Narrows Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and Narrows 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. Xaverian High School is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Shore Rd/Bay Ridge Pkwy, is 420 feet away for the X27 and X37, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Rd/Bay Ridge Pkwy, 420 feet away, for the X27 and X37.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Rd/Bay Ridge Pkwy X27, X37420 feetX27 X37
Next buses at this stop
- X27 …
- X37 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Shore Rd & 74 St 12 docks in all450 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Road & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 6737 4th Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 April 2023.
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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 November 2014 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 74th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 74th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Narrows Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Narrows Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Ryken Educational Center School1,220 feet
- Xaverian High School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Shore Park and Parkway Park400 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Street & Narrows Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & Narrows Avenue 260 feet
- Shore Road & 74th Street 350 feet
- 72nd Street & Narrows Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & Narrows Avenue 530 feet
- Shore Road & Bay Ridge Parkway 580 feet
- 74th Street & Colonial Road 780 feet
- 71st Street & Narrows Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Narrows Avenue.