5th Avenue & 83rd Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 83rd Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Tom McDonald Triangle is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 38 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1927, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
5 Av/83 St · B63
Within a walk
12 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Bay Ridge
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 77 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Heydays” (2011) by Amy Bennett at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/83 St, 130 feet away, for the B63.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/83 St B63
    130 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 79 St & 5 Ave 16 docks in all
    1,170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8202 7th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    780 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1921 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 83rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 83rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302730, 302731, 311468, 312234, 313883 and 318563.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ms. Jenn's Little Achievers II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    70 feet
  2. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    720 feet
  3. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
Show all 8
  1. Saint Anselm Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  2. Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  3. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  4. Bay Ridge Catholic Academy School
    1,210 feet
  5. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tom McDonald Triangle
    900 feet
  2. Dan Ross Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselm Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    220 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 83rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.