Benson Avenue & Bay 19th Street

Benson Avenue and Bay 19th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bath Beach Post Office is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
18 Av/Benson Av · B8
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benson Avenue & Bay 19th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 20 Av D
    0.4 miles
    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 18 Av/Benson Av, 310 feet away, for the B8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 18 Av/Benson Av B8
    310 feet
    B8

Next buses at this stop

  1. B8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1907 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay 19th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Bay 19th Street

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

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 ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308128 and 312433.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Heartshare Education Center School
    550 feet
  2. Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  3. P.S. 200 Benson School
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 163 Bath Beach School
    1,110 feet
  2. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  3. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    520 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 Fire station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    810 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay 19th Street or Benson Avenue.

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