Benson Avenue & Bay 13th Street
Benson Avenue and Bay 13th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 163 Bath Beach is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1914 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 18 Av D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- D …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bensonhurst Gardens” (2012) by Francesco Simeti at the 18 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/16 Av, 980 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bath Av/16 Av B64980 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1601 86th Street Gas station1,230 feet
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11214
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 28 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 1914 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 13th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 13th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School460 feet
- P.S. 163 Bath Beach School660 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 21 Bay 11th Street Pre-K center1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch810 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- Benson Avenue & Bay 14th Street 290 feet
- 16th Avenue & Benson Avenue 290 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 11th Street 550 feet
- 17th Avenue & Benson Avenue 580 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 13th Street 780 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 13th Street 790 feet
- 17th Avenue & Rutherford Place 810 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 10th Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Bay 13th Street or Benson Avenue.