Benson Avenue & 20th Avenue

Benson Avenue and 20th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Benson Playground is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 50 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
20 Av
950 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Bath Av/20 Av · B64
Within a walk
9 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benson Avenue & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    950 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.5 miles
    D
  2. 18 Av D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/20 Av, 650 feet away, for the B64.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bath Av/20 Av B64
    650 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    1,120 feet
  2. 1493 Shore Parkway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
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)
Bath Beach
Elevation
27 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 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310406 and 313566.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 200 Benson School
    540 feet
  2. Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  3. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Merkaz Bnos Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  2. Elite High School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    550 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. 62nd Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 17 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 20th Avenue or Benson Avenue.

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