Benson Avenue & Bay 29th Street

Benson Avenue and Bay 29th Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Bensonhurst Young Israel is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Bay Pkwy/Benson Av · B6, B82
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benson Avenue & Bay 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    1,020 feet
    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 “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bay Pkwy/Benson Av, 350 feet away, for the B6 and B82.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Pkwy/Benson Av B6, B82
    350 feet
    B6 B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2061 Bath Avenue Gas station
    1,240 feet
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bay 29th Street

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

West side of Bay 29th Street

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

North side of Benson Avenue

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

South side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310723 and 311112.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. American-European Child Care Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Elite High School
    380 feet
  3. Merkaz Bnos Trade or language school
    380 feet
Show all 5
  1. American General Training Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  2. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bay Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons Israel Congregation House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    480 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Ceasar's Bay Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay 29th Street or Benson Avenue.

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