Shore Road & Bay Ridge Avenue
Shore Road and Bay Ridge Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The corner is also named Dominick Della Rocca Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The sculpture “Beacon” is 530 feet away, and Xaverian High School is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Av/Shore Rd, is 210 feet away for the B9, B64, X27 and X37. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Av/Shore Rd, 210 feet away, for the B9, B64, X27 and X37.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Av/Shore Rd B9, B64, X27, X37210 feetB9 B64 X27 X37
Next buses at this stop
- B9 …
- B64 …
- X27 …
- X37 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bay Ridge Avenue and Shore Road.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Shore Pkwy Greenway & Bay Ridge Ave 24 docks in all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Road & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 6737 4th Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 140 58th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024
- Turn calming, January 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11220
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Dominick Della Rocca Way, a co-naming enacted on January 19, 2020 (Local Law 26 of 2020).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Dominick Della Rocca Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 56 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay Ridge Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
South side of Bay Ridge Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Shore Road
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Shore Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at 69th Street Pier.
- Beacon Sculpture by Robert Ressler, 2005530 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 dog run
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Ryken Educational Center School890 feet
- Xaverian High School890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Shore Park and Parkway Park40 feet
- American Veterans Memorial Pier Park250 feet
- Owl's Head Park420 feet
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- Dog Run in Owl's Head Park Dog run650 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bay Ridge Center Older adult center320 feet
Other places
- Bay Ridge Ferry Landing770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Belt Parkway & Bay Ridge Avenue 150 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Owls Head Court 330 feet
- Shore Road & 68th Street 360 feet
- Shore Road & Mackay Place 560 feet
- Bay Ridge Avenue & Narrows Avenue 620 feet
- 68th Street & Owls Head Court 680 feet
- Shore Road & 71st Street 870 feet
- 70th Street & Narrows Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along Bay Ridge Avenue or Shore Road.