Bay Ridge Avenue & 13th Avenue

Bay Ridge Avenue and 13th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 176 Ovington is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Bay Ridge Av/13 Av · B64
Within a walk
7 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 1 nursing home or hospice and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay Ridge Avenue & 13th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 71 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Flora of Bensonhurst” (2012) by Joan Linder at the 71 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Av/13 Av, 50 feet away, for the B64.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Av/13 Av B64
    50 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 13th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 13th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Bay Ridge Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Bay Ridge Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 318861.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  3. Ring Around the Rosie Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bay Ridge Ave. Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 176 Ovington School
    610 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1258 65th Street Pre-K center
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center Nursing home or hospice
    670 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 20 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 13th Avenue or Bay Ridge Avenue.

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.