81st Street & 19th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 19th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Milestone Park is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and two places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
18 Av/81 St · B8
Within a walk
5 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
81st Street & 19th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 79 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 20 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bensonhurst Gardens” (2012) by Francesco Simeti at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 18 Av/81 St, 790 feet away, for the B8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/81 St B8
    790 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1907 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 63 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 19th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of 19th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 19th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 19th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 81st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 81st Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 81st Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 81st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1892.

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Dutch Parish House Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  2. P.S. 186 Dr. Irving a Gladstone School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Milestone Park
    680 feet
  2. Garibaldi Playground
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Jmart Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 19th Avenue or 81st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.