Cropsey Avenue & Bay 26th Street
Cropsey Avenue and Bay 26th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 64 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bensonhurst Park is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 12 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 20 Av D0.5 milesD
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- D …
Southbound
1 line- 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, 370 feet away, for the X28 and X38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St X28, X38370 feetX28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
- 15 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station530 feet
- 1493 Shore Parkway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 64 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,811th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 7 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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1945 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the goldenrain tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bay 26th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Bay 26th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Cropsey Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
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 Park520 feet
- Bensonhurst Park Playground950 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket390 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Ceasar's Bay Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 13 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 25th Street 250 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 21st Avenue 270 feet
- 21st Avenue & 21st Lane 500 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 21st Lane 500 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 20th Avenue 520 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & Bay 28th Street 520 feet
- Bath Avenue & Bay 26th Street 570 feet
- 21st Avenue & 21st Drive 690 feet
See every intersection along Bay 26th Street or Cropsey Avenue.