5th Avenue & 88th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 88th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts is 850 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 49 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
5 Av/89 St · B63
Within a walk
10 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 trade or language schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 88th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St R
    1,110 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
    0.3 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/89 St, 160 feet away, for the B63.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/89 St B63
    160 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 88 St 16 docks in all
    40 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.

  1. 9111 4th Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    740 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 seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and April 2026; 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM 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 88th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 88th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312600, 315224, 315806 and 320209.

Schools 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
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    170 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    290 feet
  3. Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school
    360 feet
Show all 9
  1. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    580 feet
  2. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    730 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    740 feet
  4. P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts School
    850 feet
  5. P.S./I.S. 104 the Fort Hamilton School
    1,050 feet
  6. Ms. Jenn's Little Achievers II Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office
    180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 88th 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.