Benson Avenue & Bay 7th Street
Benson Avenue and Bay 7th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 229 Dyker is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/Benson Av, is 290 feet away for the B64, X28 and X38, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/Benson Av, 290 feet away, for the B64, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/Benson Av B64, X28, X38 · Shelter290 feetB64 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station780 feet
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 7th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 7th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
North side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 229 Dyker School230 feet
- Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park330 feet
- Dyker Playground930 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Benson Avenue & Bay 8th Street 250 feet
- 14th Avenue & Benson Avenue 260 feet
- 15th Avenue & Benson Avenue 520 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 10th Street 780 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 7th Street 780 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 7th Street 790 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 11th Street 1,030 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 8th Street 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Bay 7th Street or Benson Avenue.