83rd Street & 15th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 83rd Street and 15th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/15 Av, is 910 feet away for the B1, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/15 Av, 910 feet away, for the B1.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/15 Av B1 · Shelter910 feetB1
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bensonhurst
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 15th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 15th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 83rd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 83rd Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi School560 feet
- The Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 5960 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 1355 84th Street Pre-K center1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- New Utrecht Reformed Church Complex (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket910 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Street & 15th Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 15th Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Street & 15th Avenue 520 feet
- 85th Street & 15th Avenue 520 feet
- 14th Avenue & 83rd Street 780 feet
- 80th Street & 15th Avenue 780 feet
- 83rd Street & 16th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Street & 15th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 83rd Street.