Benson Avenue & Bay 23rd Street

Benson Avenue and Bay 23rd 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. It is 780 feet to the 62nd Precinct. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 41 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
720 feet
Bath Av/20 Av · B64
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 playground and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benson Avenue & Bay 23rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    1,170 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/20 Av, 720 feet away, for the B64.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bath Av/20 Av B64
    720 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 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. 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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
  • 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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay 23rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bay 23rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 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 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307691 and 316209.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 200 Benson School
    280 feet
  2. Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bath Beach Post Office
    620 feet

Fire and police

  1. 62nd Precinct Police station
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 11 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay 23rd 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.