Bensonhurst is a large residential neighborhood with strong Chinese and Italian communities. Affordable housing and local retail serve a growing family population.
Bensonhurst is a large residential neighborhood with strong Chinese and Italian communities. Affordable housing and local retail serve a growing family population.
Did you know?
Bensonhurst's 18th Avenue Feast of Santa Rosalia has been celebrating Sicilian heritage with a street festival every September since 1903.
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Housing cost
$668 / sq ft
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Bensonhurst offers a tight cluster of three solid playgrounds scattered through the residential blocks. Garibaldi Playground and Seth Low Playground/Bealin Square anchor the north and south ends, while Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park covers the middle ground. It's not a park-heavy neighborhood in the sense of big green acres, but these three give families decent options for afternoon play within walking distance. The selection is modest but reliable.
Schools & early education
Bensonhurst runs deep on school options, with two dozen public schools anchoring the neighborhood alongside a solid roster of private schools and one charter. New Utrecht High School on 80th Street is the neighborhood's main public high school, feeding into J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow on 16th Avenue for middle schoolers, and several P.S. elementary options scattered across the blocks. Private school families have choices like Magen David Yeshivah and Bais Esther, while the Success Academy charter adds another pathway. It's a genuine mix — not every block has a zoned option, but the spread means most families can find something that fits.
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Best schools in Bensonhurst
Schools in Bensonhurst33
- BAIS ESTHER SCHOOL 2
- Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
- CONG TALMIDEI MESIVTA TIFERES SHMIEL
- CONGREGATION MACHNA SHALVA
- CONGREGATION MACHNE CHAIM INC
- Dreamland Day Care
- ELITE HIGH SCHOOL
- EMUNAS BAIS YAAKOV
- HEBREW ACADEMY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN
- I.S. 096 Seth Low
- J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow
- MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH HIGH SCHOOL
- MERKAZ BNOS/BNOS CHAVA HIGH SCHOOL
- New Utrecht Evening Hs M/W
- New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R
- New Utrecht High School
- P.S. 112 Lefferts Park
- P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
- P.S. 186 Dr. Irving A Gladstone
- P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi
- P.S. 205 Clarion
- P.S. 247 Brooklyn
- SINAI ACADEMIC CENTER
- Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
- TIFERES MIRIAM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- WILLIAMSBURG INFNT & ERLY CHLD 15AVE
- YALDEINU SCHOOL (THE)
- YESHIVA BIRCHAS MOSHE
- YESHIVA KETANA OF BENSONHURST
- YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADAS 3
- YESHIVA OHEL MOSHE
- YESHIVA TIFERES SHMIEL
- YESHIVA TOLDOS YESUSCHER
Early education in Bensonhurst34
- 65Th Street Daycare Inc
- Angel Early Childhood Development Center
- ANGEL STAR DAY CARE CENTER, INC.
- BCA CENTER AT 6409 20TH AVENUE
- Brooklyn Chinese American Association
- CONG. MACHNE CHAIM INC.
- CONGREGATION MACHNA SHALVA
- CONGREGATION MACHNE CHAIM INC
- DISTRICT 20 PRE-K CENTER AT 1423 62ND STREET
- DISTRICT 20 PRE-K CENTER AT 2165 71ST STREET
- Dreamland Day Care
- DREAMLAND DAY CARE INC.
- EDITH AND CARL MARKS JEWISH COMMUNITY HOUSE OF BENSONHURST
- Edith And Karl Marks Jch of Bensonhurst
- Generation21 Day Care
- GENERATION21 NY, INC
- Happy Scholars, Inc.
- Kindstart Preschool
- Kings Pointe Talent Inc.
- Kings Pointe Talent Inc. 3 - W4 St.
- Little Sunshine Child Development
- LITTLE SUNSHINE INC.
- Little Sunshine Preschool
- My Sunshine Kids, Inc.
- P.S. 112 Lefferts Park
- P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi
- P.S. 205 Clarion
- Shalva UPK I
- SINAI ACADEMIC CENTER
- World of Wonders Early Childhood Center
- YALDEINU SCHOOL (THE)
- YESHIVA KETANA OF BENSONHURST
- YESHIVA OHEL MOSHE
- YESHIVA TOLDOS YESUSCHER
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Bensonhurst a good neighborhood for families?
- Bensonhurst scores 51/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Bensonhurst safe?
- Bensonhurst scores 41/100 on safety — near the middle of the pack citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Bensonhurst?
- Bensonhurst has 33 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 68/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- Is Bensonhurst affordable?
- Bensonhurst scores 29/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Bensonhurst in?
- Bensonhurst is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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