Benson Avenue & 24th Avenue

Benson Avenue and 24th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 101 the Verrazano is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
820 feet
86 St/24 Av · B1
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benson Avenue & 24th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 25 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/24 Av, 820 feet away, for the B1.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/24 Av B1
    820 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 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. 2225 Bath Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 24th Avenue

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

West side of 24th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310523 and 311443.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 101 the Verrazano School
    300 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bath Playground
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 24th Avenue or Benson 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.