76th Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 76th Street and 21st Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sinai Academic Center is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/21 Av, is 370 feet away for the B4, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/21 Av, 370 feet away, for the B4.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/21 Av B4370 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station0.3 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 43
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bensonhurst
- Elevation
- 30 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 1924 and 1931.
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- 63 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and March 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 21st Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
West side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of 76th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 76th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 76th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 424169.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
- Sinai Academic Center School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square Park850 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 77th Street & 21st Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 21st Avenue 280 feet
- 78th Street & 21st Avenue 520 feet
- 74th Street & 21st Avenue 560 feet
- 79th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
- 76th Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- 76th Street & Bay Parkway 790 feet
- 73rd Street & 21st Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 76th Street.