78th Street & 10th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 10th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 127 McKinley Park is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay Ridge Pkwy/10 Av, is 880 feet away for the B4, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay Ridge Pkwy/10 Av, 880 feet away, for the B4.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay Ridge Pkwy/10 Av B4880 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 10th Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 78 St 12 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 78th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 78th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKinley Park1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and 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:
- 79th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 77th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 76th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 81st Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 78th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- Bay Ridge Parkway & 10th Avenue 800 feet
- 7th Avenue & Fort Hamilton Parkway at 78th Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 78th Street.