Cropsey Avenue & 21st Avenue
Cropsey Avenue and 21st Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,889 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Bensonhurst Park is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bath Av/21 Av, is 620 feet away for the B64, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bath Av/21 Av, 620 feet away, for the B64.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bath Av/21 Av B64 · Shelter620 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 16 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, 1,100 feet by car along the streets.
- 2061 Bath Avenue Gas station750 feet
- 1493 Shore Parkway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,230 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,889 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 96th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 709 more were issued.
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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the apple and the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bensonhurst Park260 feet
- Bensonhurst Park Playground690 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket650 feet
Shopping centers
- Ceasar's Bay Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 21st Avenue & 21st Lane 230 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 21st Lane 240 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 28th Street 260 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 26th Street 270 feet
- 21st Avenue & 21st Drive 430 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 29th Street 510 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 25th Street 520 feet
- Bath Avenue & 21st Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or Cropsey Avenue.