Bay Ridge Avenue & 17th Avenue

Bay Ridge Avenue and 17th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 15 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
18 Av/68 St · B8
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 playground and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay Ridge Avenue & 17th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N
  2. 79 St D
    0.5 miles
    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 18 Av/68 St, 910 feet away, for the B8.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/68 St B8
    910 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11204
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 17th Avenue

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

West side of 17th Avenue

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

North side of Bay Ridge Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Bay Ridge Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304165 and 317325.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Tiferes Miriam School for Girls School
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    1,170 feet
  2. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 14 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 17th 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.