Shore Road & 72nd Street
Shore Road and 72nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Ralph J. Perfetto Sr. Drive by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Xaverian High School is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Shore Rd/72 St, is 120 feet away for the X27 and X37, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Shore Rd/72 St, 120 feet away, for the X27 and X37.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Shore Rd/72 St X27, X37120 feetX27 X37
Next buses at this stop
- X27 …
- X37 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 72nd Street and Shore Road.
Nearest bike-share station
- Shore Rd & 74 St 12 docks in all780 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Road & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 6737 4th Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Ralph J. Perfetto Sr. Drive, a co-naming enacted on July 20, 2024 (Local Law 81 of 2024).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Ralph J. Perfetto Sr. Drive.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 72nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 72nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Shore Road
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Ryken Educational Center School590 feet
- Xaverian High School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Shore Park and Parkway Park50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Street & 72nd Court 220 feet
- Shore Road & 71st Street 280 feet
- Shore Road & Mackay Place 580 feet
- 72nd Street & Narrows Avenue 660 feet
- Shore Road & 74th Street 680 feet
- 71st Street & Narrows Avenue 830 feet
- 73rd Street & Narrows Avenue 920 feet
- Shore Road & Bay Ridge Parkway 950 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Shore Road.