64th Street & 8th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 64th Street and 8th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leif Ericson Park is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the N. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. About 120 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
9 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
600 feet · 2 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
8 Av/65 St · B70
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
64th Street & 8th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 8 Av N
    600 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy N
    0.4 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/65 St, 170 feet away, for the B70.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/65 St B70
    170 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 64th Street.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 Ave & 62 St 30 docks in all
    1,260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 802 65th Street Gas station
    500 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 9 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 February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Dyker Heights
Elevation
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 120 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and October 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 8am to 10pm on 8th Avenue (west side).

North side of 64th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of 64th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319676 and 321277.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School
    810 feet
  2. Worldtots Preschool · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  3. Apex Training Alliance Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Quaker Parrot Park at the Dust Bowl Park
    340 feet
  2. Leif Ericson Park
    610 feet
  3. Leif Ericson Park Playground
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Christian Center House of worship
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    300 feet
  2. EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
    740 feet
  3. HLBK Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 64th Street or 8th Avenue.

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.