Bay Ridge Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue

Bay Ridge Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park is 350 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av · B4
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bay Ridge Avenue & New Utrecht Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    70 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.3 miles
    D 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 Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B4.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av B4
    0.3 miles
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
45 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 1920 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of Bay Ridge Avenue

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

South side of Bay Ridge Avenue

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

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 323160.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School
    1,020 feet
  3. B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    350 feet
  2. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground
    470 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center
    570 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay Ridge Avenue or New Utrecht Avenue.

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