Bay Parkway (Brooklyn)

Not to be confused with Bay Parkway (Jones Beach).

Bay Parkway is a 2.7-mile-long (7.82 km) boulevard in the west portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

Bay Parkway

Bay Parkway and 85th Street in Bensonhurst. Visible down the block is the Bay Parkway D Train Station on 86th Street.
Former name(s)	22nd Avenue
Owner	City of New York
Maintained by	NYCDOT
Length	2.7 mi (4.3 km)[1]
Location	Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates	40°36′33.35″N 73°59′10.17″W
South end	Dead end at Gravesend Bay
Major junctions	Belt Parkway in Gravesend
North end	Ocean Parkway in Midwood
East	23rd Avenue
West	22nd Avenue

Route description

Bay Parkway begins at Ocean Parkway and continues for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southwesterly to Bath Beach, past Seth Low Playground and Bealin Square^[2] toward Bensonhurst Park,^[3] Shore Parkway (Exit 5), and Ceasar's Bay shopping plaza on Gravesend Bay. It runs through Bensonhurst and is four lanes wide throughout its route. Along Bay Parkway are many Chinese, Russian and Italian-American businesses and many residential buildings and co-ops.

History

Bay Parkway was known as 22nd Avenue until the 1930s, when the name was changed to facilitate large-scale apartment-type residential development. Its renaming as a parkway was first proposed in the state legislature in 1892, along with Bay Ridge Parkway, and Fort Hamilton Parkway, placing the road under the jurisdiction of the Brooklyn Parks Department.^[4] The renaming was intended to boost the desirability of real estate along its route.

Transit

Bay Parkway has three New York City Subway stops:

• Bay Parkway on the BMT Sea Beach Line (N and ​W trains)
• Bay Parkway on the IND Culver Line (F and <F>​ trains)
• Bay Parkway on the BMT West End Line (D train)

The B6 also serves the parkway south of Avenue J, with service from Bensonhurst originating at Cropsey Avenue. It is joined with the B82 and B82+ Select Bus Service south of Kings Highway, all of which head south on Cropsey.

References

1. "Bay Parkway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
2. "Seth Low Playground/Bealin Square". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
3. "Bensonhurst Park". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
4. "At the State Capital". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 27, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2017.