Benson Avenue & Bay 20th Street

Benson Avenue and Bay 20th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Heartshare Education Center is 580 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, four of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Bath Av/Bay 20 St · B64
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benson Avenue & Bay 20th 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 Bath Av/Bay 20 St, 610 feet away, for the B64.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bath Av/Bay 20 St B64
    610 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
24 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the maidenhair tree and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay 20th Street

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

West side of Bay 20th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310763 and 315717.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Heartshare Education Center School
    580 feet
  2. P.S. 200 Benson School
    710 feet
  3. Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    780 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  3. Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 Fire station
    940 feet
  2. 62nd Precinct Police station
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,150 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 19 places to eat and 12 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 20th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.