Benson Avenue & Bay 11th Street
Benson Avenue and Bay 11th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bath Av/16 Av, is 940 feet away for the B64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/16 Av, 940 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bath Av/16 Av B64940 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1601 86th Street Gas station1,200 feet
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 11th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Bay 11th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 21 Bay 11th Street Pre-K center710 feet
- Youngermusik Preschool, ages 2 to 5960 feet
- P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School1,020 feet
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- The Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
- P.S. 163 Bath Beach School1,210 feet
- P.S. 229 Dyker School1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket1,200 feet
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- Benson Avenue & Bay 10th Street 250 feet
- 16th Avenue & Benson Avenue 260 feet
- 15th Avenue & Benson Avenue 520 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 13th Street 550 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 8th Street 780 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 11th Street 780 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 11th Street 790 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 14th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along Bay 11th Street or Benson Avenue.