79th Street & Colonial Road
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and Colonial Road is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fort Hamilton Athletic Field is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 78 St/Colonial Rd, is 370 feet away for the B4, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 78 St/Colonial Rd, 370 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 78 St/Colonial Rd B4370 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Colonial Road.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 77 St & Colonial Rd 14 docks in all730 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at Ridge Boulevard & Shore Road Drive, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 6737 4th Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 79th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 79th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Colonial Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Colonial Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Russell Pedersen Playground1,160 feet
- Fort Hamilton Athletic Field1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Union Church of Bay Ridge Listed historic place990 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & Colonial Road 280 feet
- 80th Street & Colonial Road 280 feet
- 77th Street & Colonial Road 550 feet
- 81st Street & Colonial Road 560 feet
- 79th Street & Ridge Boulevard 780 feet
- 79th Street & Narrows Avenue 780 feet
- 76th Street & Colonial Road 830 feet
- 82nd Street & Colonial Road 840 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Colonial Road.