76th Street & 17th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 76th Street and 17th 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 subway, 79 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 26 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
79 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Bay Ridge Pkwy/17 Av · B4
Within a walk
7 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
76th Street & 17th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 79 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 79 St D
    550 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 18 Av D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Continuous Thread” (2012) by Susanna Starr at the 79 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/17 Av, 390 feet away, for the B4.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Pkwy/17 Av B4
    390 feet
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 17th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 17th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 76th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 76th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Kind Start Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Happy Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  3. Lil Tots Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 7711 18th Avenue Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Jmart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 76th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.