Cropsey Avenue & 20th Avenue

Cropsey Avenue and 20th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Benson Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 20 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1948, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St · X28, X38
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cropsey Avenue & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. 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 Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St, 170 feet away, for the X28 and X38.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St X28, X38
    170 feet
    X28 X38

Next buses at this stop

  1. X28 …
  2. X38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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. 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 1493 Shore Parkway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
47
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1948.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 20th Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Cropsey Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Cropsey Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 308209.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    880 feet
  2. Bensonhurst Park
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. 62nd Precinct Police station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 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 20 places to eat and 13 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or Cropsey Avenue.

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