5th Avenue & 85th Street
The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 85th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is also named Firefighter Michael G. Behette 9/11 Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fort Hamilton Post Offices is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 49 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 86 St R900 feetR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
Also within a walk
- Bay Ridge-95 St R0.4 milesR
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/86 St, 180 feet away, for the B63.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 5 Av/86 St B63180 feetB63
Next buses at this stop
- B63 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 85th Street.
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all690 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.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers230 feet
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 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 October 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
- 73 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Firefighter Michael G. Behette 9/11 Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
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 1922 and 1927.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Firefighter Michael G. Behette 9/11 Memorial Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 16 different rules
- 7 active meters
- 4 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.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 85th Street (south side).
East side of 5th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY
West side of 5th Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 85th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307964, 311101, 312405 and 317796.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 trade or language schools
- 1 park
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center160 feet
- Ms. Jenn's Little Achievers II Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- NC Nail Institute Trade or language school530 feet
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- Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K620 feet
- International Bartenders School Trade or language school730 feet
- Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,090 feet
- Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school1,100 feet
- Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tom McDonald Triangle1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office960 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch350 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch740 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch850 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket770 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy820 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 20 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 5th Avenue & 84th Street 280 feet
- 5th Avenue & 86th Street 280 feet
- 5th Avenue & 83rd Street 550 feet
- 5th Avenue & 87th Street 560 feet
- 86th Street & Gelston Avenue 580 feet
- Fort Hamilton Parkway & 85th Street 700 feet
- 5th Avenue & 88th Street 790 feet
- 5th Avenue & 82nd Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 85th Street.