7th Avenue & 70th Street

The five-way junction of 7th Avenue and 70th Street is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 513 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Ralph A. Fabrizio School is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
70 St/7 Av · B64
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.4 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 70 St/7 Av, 40 feet away, for the B64.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 70 St/7 Av B64
    40 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Ovington Avenue.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 St & Erik Pl 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6423 7th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2021.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 513 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11228
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 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

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 70th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 70th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 15 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

North side of Ovington Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Ovington Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Ralph A. Fabrizio School
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    890 feet
  2. McKinley Park
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 7201 8th Avenue Older adult center
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. HLBK Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 70th Street, 7th Avenue or Ovington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.