5th Avenue & 8th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 8th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park YMCA is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
5 Av/9 St · B63
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    1,050 feet
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/9 St, 160 feet away, for the B63.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/9 St B63 · Countdown sign
    160 feet
    B63
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 101 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 St & 5 Ave 26 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1925.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and February 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10AM

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 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 8th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302050, 304653, 304654, 312177 and 313784.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1856 and 1857.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    780 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    910 feet
  2. M.S. 51 William Alexander School
    1,120 feet
  3. Juguemos a Cantar Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  4. Regina's Playschool Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Park
    1,080 feet
  2. J.J. Byrne Playground
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Public School 39 Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Park Slope Library
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. St Thomas Aquinas Church Park Slope House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    380 feet
  2. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    730 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    250 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    510 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    240 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    580 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 8th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.