Stillwell Avenue & Benson Avenue

Stillwell Avenue and Benson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Marlboro development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them schools, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
1,160 feet
86 St/Stillwell Av · B1, B3, B4
Within a walk
15 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Stillwell Avenue & Benson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 25 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay 50 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 86 St N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Stillwell Av, 1,160 feet away, for the B1, B3 and B4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/Stillwell Av B1, B3, B4 · Shelter
    1,160 feet
    B1 B3 B4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B3 …
  3. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
43 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
7 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four 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 in 1956.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Marlboro development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Benson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Stillwell Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. High School of Sports Management School
    580 feet
  2. International High School at Lafayette School
    580 feet
  3. Kingsborough Early College School
    580 feet
Show all 7
  1. Leaders High School
    580 feet
  2. Life Academy High School for Business and Technology School
    580 feet
  3. Dmi Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  4. I P Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park
    40 feet
  2. Lafayette Playground
    110 feet
  3. Scarangella Park Playground
    130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Meucci Triangle
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Temple United House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Marlboro Jewish Center House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benson Avenue or Stillwell Avenue.

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