Bay Ridge Parkway & 21st Avenue
Bay Ridge Parkway and 21st 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. Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/21 Av, is 100 feet away for the B4, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/21 Av, 100 feet away, for the B4.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/21 Av B4100 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 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 March 2026.
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Bay Ridge Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Bay Ridge Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Elite Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5970 feet
- P.S. 247 Brooklyn School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square Park840 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 76th Street & 21st Avenue 280 feet
- 74th Street & 21st Avenue 280 feet
- 77th Street & 21st Avenue 540 feet
- 73rd Street & 21st Avenue 540 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 20th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & Bay Parkway 790 feet
- 78th Street & 21st Avenue 800 feet
- 72nd Street & 21st Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or Bay Ridge Parkway.