New Utrecht Avenue & 70th Street

New Utrecht Avenue and 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 71 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
71 St
250 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av · B4
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
New Utrecht Avenue & 70th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 71 St, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 71 St D
    250 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    0.4 miles
    D N
  2. 79 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Flora of Bensonhurst” (2012) by Joan Linder at the 71 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av, 0.3 miles away, for the B4.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Ridge Pkwy/New Utrecht Av B4
    0.3 miles
    B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 7310 New Utrecht Avenue Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11228
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 70th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

South side of 70th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of New Utrecht Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311686, 316927 and 323160.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. World of Wonders Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  2. P.S. 112 Lefferts Park School
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park
    60 feet
  2. Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park Playground
    180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 6915 15th Avenue Older adult center
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    40 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 14 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 70th Street or New Utrecht Avenue.

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