Benson Avenue & Bay 40th Street
Benson Avenue and Bay 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lafayette Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools, and three places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 25 Av D1,020 feetD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Coney Island
1 line- D …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 25 Av/Benson Av, 370 feet away, for the B3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 25 Av/Benson Av B3370 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
- 5 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.
- 2616 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 January 2026.
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)
- Gravesend (West)
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 40th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Bay 40th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school830 feet
- Cts Trade or language school910 feet
- High School of Sports Management School1,200 feet
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- International High School at Lafayette School1,200 feet
- Kingsborough Early College School1,200 feet
- Leaders High School1,200 feet
- Life Academy High School for Business and Technology School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lafayette Playground830 feet
- Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- V&W Supermarket Supermarket1,000 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and ten 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Benson Avenue & Bay 41st Street 260 feet
- Benson Avenue & 25th Avenue 260 feet
- Benson Avenue & 26th Avenue 520 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 38th Street 520 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 37th Street 780 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 43rd Street 780 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 40th Street 790 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 40th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Bay 40th Street or Benson Avenue.