79th Street & 17th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 17th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht High School is 750 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 23 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 79 St, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 79 St D130 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 18 Av D0.3 milesD
- 71 St D0.4 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 18 Av/79 St, 940 feet away, for the B8.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 18 Av/79 St B8940 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
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.
- 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 August 2025.
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 1,500 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 17th Avenue (west side).
East side of 17th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 79th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 79th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312289 and 314687.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Happy Scholars Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K270 feet
- Kind Start Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
- New Utrecht High School750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Milestone Park1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket1,010 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 24 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 40 feet
- New Utrecht Avenue & 17th Avenue 80 feet
- 78th Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 290 feet
- 78th Street & New Utrecht Avenue 320 feet
- 77th Street & 17th Avenue 520 feet
- 81st Street & 17th Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 79th Street.