East 72nd Street & Bergen Court
East 72nd Street and Bergen Court meet at a four-way crossing in Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Basin Park is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 68 St/Avenue N, is 0.3 miles away for the B41, B46 and B47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 68 St/Avenue N, 0.3 miles away, for the B41, B46 and B47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 68 St/Avenue N B41, B46, B470.3 milesB41 B46 B47
Next buses at this stop
- B41 …
- B46 …
- B47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Flatbush Avenue & Belt Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2317 Ralph Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 72nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Basin Park Nature area750 feet
- Bergen Beach Playground1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Georgetowne Shopping Center Shopping center1,300 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 72nd Street & Royce Place 260 feet
- Avenue M & East 72nd Street 270 feet
- Avenue N & East 72nd Street 520 feet
- Royce Street & Royce Place 580 feet
- Avenue M & East 73rd Street 600 feet
- Avenue N & Peri Lane 660 feet
- Bergen Avenue & Bergen Court 690 feet
- Avenue M & East 70th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Bergen Court or East 72nd Street.