5th Avenue & 86th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 86th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fort Hamilton Post Offices is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 50 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
21 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
5 Av/86 St · B1, B63
Within a walk
10 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 trade or language schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St R
    760 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
    0.4 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/86 St, 70 feet away, for the B1 and B63.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/86 St B1, B63
    70 feet
    B1 B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 88 St 16 docks in all
    550 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    230 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025

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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and June 2025; 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 86th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305887, 315507 and 315801.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    230 feet
  2. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    250 feet
  3. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
Show all 9
  1. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    450 feet
  2. Ms. Jenn's Little Achievers II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  4. Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school
    870 feet
  5. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    900 feet
  6. Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office
    680 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,060 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    540 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 50 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 86th 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.