Shore Parkway & 20th Avenue
Shore Parkway and 20th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bensonhurst Park is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St, is 1,140 feet away for the X28 and X38, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St, 1,140 feet away, for the X28 and X38.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St X28, X381,140 feetX28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
- 6 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station1,140 feet
- 1493 Shore Parkway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers580 feet
- 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 1948 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 53 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Shore Parkway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 25 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bensonhurst Park780 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 20th Avenue & 20th Lane 240 feet
- 20th Avenue & 20th Drive 490 feet
- 19th Lane & 20th Drive 750 feet
- Shore Parkway & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- Cropsey Avenue & 20th Avenue 970 feet
- 20th Lane & 21st Drive 1,000 feet
- 19th Avenue & 19th Lane 1,020 feet
- Shore Parkway & Bay 20th Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 20th Avenue or Shore Parkway.