82nd Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 82nd Street and 21st Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1939, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Bay Pkwy D0.3 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
Also within a walk
- 20 Av D0.3 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Pkwy/83 St, 970 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Pkwy/83 St B6, B82970 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 43
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bensonhurst
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1939.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 82nd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 82nd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Studio Secondary School580 feet
- P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School580 feet
- Aspiring Minds BP Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
Show all 8
- Little Berries II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5870 feet
- Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- Yeshiva Ohel Moshe School1,250 feet
- My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
- American General Training Trade or language school1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Street & 21st Avenue 260 feet
- 83rd Street & 21st Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 21st Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & 21st Avenue 520 feet
- 82nd Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
- 85th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & Bay Parkway 790 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 82nd Street.