79th Street & 10th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 10th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were 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, 7 Av/79 St, is 950 feet away for the B16, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/79 St, 950 feet away, for the B16.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av/79 St B16950 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 10th Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 78 St 12 docks in all0.5 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 cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 2022.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024
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 900 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 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 79th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 79th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park School1,010 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 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:
- 78th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 77th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 79th Street.