7th Avenue & 71st Street

The three-way junction of 7th Avenue and 71st Street (north-west) is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 7th Avenue.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
7 Av Service Rd South/Ovington Av · B70
Within a walk
7 places
2 parks, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 71st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    0.5 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 7 Av Service Rd South/Ovington Av, 150 feet away, for the B70.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av Service Rd South/Ovington Av B70
    150 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all
    1,160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 605 65th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 November 2025.

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
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 71st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 71st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 7th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 7th Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ralph A. Fabrizio School
    440 feet
  2. Worldtots Preschool · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKinley Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. HLBK Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 71st Street or 7th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.