Benson Avenue & Bay 8th Street
Benson Avenue and Bay 8th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dyker Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/Benson Av, is 540 feet away for the B64, X28 and X38, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/Benson Av, 540 feet away, for the B64, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/Benson Av B64, X28, X38 · Shelter540 feetB64 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
- 5 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 station1,040 feet
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 8th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 8th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Benson Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 229 Dyker School480 feet
- The Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park580 feet
- Dyker Playground1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and seven 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Benson Avenue & Bay 7th Street 250 feet
- 15th Avenue & Benson Avenue 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & Benson Avenue 520 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 10th Street 520 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 11th Street 780 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 8th Street 780 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 8th Street 790 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 7th Street 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Bay 8th Street or Benson Avenue.