Bath Avenue & 21st Avenue

Bath Avenue and 21st Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Elite High School is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 25 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Bath Av/21 Av · B64
Within a walk
10 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bath Avenue & 21st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/21 Av, 50 feet away, for the B64.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bath Av/21 Av B64 · Shelter
    50 feet
    B64
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bath Avenue.

  • 20 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2061 Bath Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 1493 Shore Parkway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 21st Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 21st Avenue

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

North side of Bath Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Bath Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 317365.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Elite High School
    1,010 feet
  2. Merkaz Bnos Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  3. Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. American-European Child Care Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet
  2. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bensonhurst Park
    830 feet
  2. Benson Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. Bensonhurst Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons Israel Congregation House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Ceasar's Bay Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 17 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 21st Avenue or Bath Avenue.

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