4th Avenue & 88th Street
The three-way junction of 4th Avenue and 88th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 304 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 55 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 86 St R520 feetR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
Also within a walk
- Bay Ridge-95 St R0.3 milesR
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Heydays” (2011) by Amy Bennett at the 86 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 4 Av/87 St, 290 feet away, for the S93.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 4 Av/87 St S93290 feetS93
Next buses at this stop
- S93 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 4 Ave & 87 St 20 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at 92nd Street & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 9111 4th Avenue Gas station1,070 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 304 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,464th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 197 more were issued.
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
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 16 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 88th Street (south side).
East side of 4th Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY 6AM-8:30AM ALL DAYS NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 4th Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of 88th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307947, 311450, 312600 and 320209.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 trade or language schools
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts School260 feet
- Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school750 feet
- Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school750 feet
Show all 8
- Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5820 feet
- NC Nail Institute Trade or language school1,170 feet
- Wisdom Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
- Tiny Tots Playhouse Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office760 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch750 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,030 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy700 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 14 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:
- 4th Avenue & 89th Street 180 feet
- 4th Avenue & 89th Street at Forest Place 270 feet
- 4th Avenue & 87th Street 310 feet
- 4th Avenue & 90th Street 520 feet
- 90th Street & Forest Place 550 feet
- 5th Avenue & 88th Street 590 feet
- 4th Avenue & 86th Street 610 feet
- 4th Avenue & 91st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 4th Avenue or 88th Street.