Bay 17th Street & Rutherford Place

Bay 17th Street and Rutherford Place meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 163 Bath Beach is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
18 Av/Benson Av · B8
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay 17th Street & Rutherford Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. 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 18 Av/Benson Av, 370 feet away, for the B8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/Benson Av B8
    370 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 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.

  1. 1601 86th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1,220 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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)
Bath Beach
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay 17th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Bay 17th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Rutherford Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Rutherford Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 163 Bath Beach School
    680 feet
  2. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School
    790 feet
  3. Heartshare Education Center School
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. New Sunflower Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Library
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    950 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 Fire station
    890 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    840 feet
  3. Jmart Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 18 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay 17th Street or Rutherford Place.

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