5th Avenue & 84th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 84th 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 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four 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 45 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/84 St · B63
Within a walk
10 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 84th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St R
    1,170 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Ridge-95 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/84 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/84 St B63
    110 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 84th Street.

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all
    960 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. 8521 7th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    500 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018

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
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and August 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

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

West side of 5th Avenue

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

North side of 84th Street

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

South side of 84th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310227, 311101, 312405, 313303, 313556 and 318175.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Ms. Jenn's Little Achievers II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
  2. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    440 feet
  3. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  2. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tom McDonald Triangle
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselm Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    500 feet
  2. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 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 84th Street.

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