Bay Parkway & Bath Avenue

Bay Parkway and Bath Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 49 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bensonhurst Park is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
30 hurt
49 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Bay Pkwy/Bath Av · B6
Within a walk
5 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 nursing home or hospice and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay Parkway & Bath Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Bay Pkwy 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 “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bay Pkwy/Bath Av, 20 feet away, for the B6.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Pkwy/Bath Av B6
    20 feet
    B6

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bath Avenue.

  • 14 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, 900 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 8779 Bay Parkway Gas station
    210 feet
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 49 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2025
  • Turn calming, August 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
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 107 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bath Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Bath Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Bay Parkway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bay Parkway

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 321816 and 322782.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. American-European Child Care Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. HLA2 School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bensonhurst Park
    650 feet
  2. Bensonhurst Park Playground
    740 feet

Health care

  1. King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Ceasar's Bay Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bath Avenue or Bay Parkway.

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