83rd Street & 19th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 83rd Street and 19th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht Reformed Dutch Parish House, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
86 St/19 Av · B1
Within a walk
7 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
83rd Street & 19th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    1,150 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 20 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 79 St D
    0.5 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 86 St/19 Av, 830 feet away, for the B1.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/19 Av B1
    830 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 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 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 1939.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 19th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 19th Avenue

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

North side of 83rd Street

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

South side of 83rd Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1828 and 1892.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    330 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garibaldi Playground
    690 feet
  2. Milestone Park
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Landmark · listed historic place
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Jmart Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 16 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 83rd 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.