Bay 16th Street & 17th Court
Bay 16th Street and 17th Court meet at a three-way junction in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bath Beach Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/17 Av, is 640 feet away for the B8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/17 Av, 640 feet away, for the B8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/17 Av B8640 feetB8
Next buses at this stop
- B8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bay 16th Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1907 Cropsey 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 17th Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 17th Court
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 16th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- New Sunflower Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bath Beach Park40 feet
- Bath Beach Park Playground320 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Bay 16th Street 380 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 16th Street 460 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 17th Street 640 feet
- Shore Parkway & 17th Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 640 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 17th Avenue 700 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 17th Street 710 feet
- Belt Parkway & 17th Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 850 feet
- Shore Parkway & 18th Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along Bay 16th Street.