78th Street & 20th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Sinai Academic Center is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 20 Av D0.4 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 79 St D0.5 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/20 Av, 900 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/20 Av B4900 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 station0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 78th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 78th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Daisy's Fun House II Preschool, ages 2 to 550 feet
- Sinai Academic Center School470 feet
- P.S. 186 Dr. Irving a Gladstone School1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & 20th Avenue 260 feet
- 77th Street & 20th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 20th Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 20th Avenue 520 feet
- 78th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
- 81st Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- 78th Street & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 20th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 78th Street.