78th Street & 17th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 17th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht High School is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
78th Street & 17th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 79 St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 79 St D
    240 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 71 St D
    0.4 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, 910 feet away, for the B4.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2021

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 17th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 17th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 78th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 78th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 314687 and 318521.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Happy Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  2. Kind Start Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
  3. New Utrecht High School
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 7711 18th Avenue Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Jmart Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 78th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.