79th Street & 16th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 16th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht High School is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 79 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 79 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 79 St D830 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 71 St D0.4 milesD
- 18 Av D0.5 milesD
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/New Utrecht Av, 1,240 feet away, for the B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av B41,240 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.5 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 March 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bensonhurst
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 16th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 16th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 79th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 79th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- New Utrecht High School370 feet
- Happy Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
- Kind Start Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi School1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 16 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & 16th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 16th Avenue 260 feet
- 16th Avenue & 77th Street 520 feet
- 81st Street & 16th Avenue 520 feet
- 79th Street & 15th Avenue 780 feet
- 16th Avenue & 76th Street 780 feet
- 82nd Street & 16th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 79th Street.