7th Avenue & 88th Street
The three-way junction of 7th Avenue and 88th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, at the edge of Dyker Beach Park. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/7 Av, is 410 feet away for the B1, X28 and X38, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/7 Av, 410 feet away, for the B1, X28 and X38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/7 Av B1, X28, X38 · Shelter410 feetB1 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 7th Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at Dahlgren Place & Gowanus Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station520 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge; the corner is on the edge of the Dyker Beach Park area
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1938.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 7th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated four lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research School510 feet
- The Greek School of Plato Preschool, ages 2 to 51,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park80 feet
- Dog Run in Dyker Beach Park Dog run200 feet
Health care
- Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,030 feet
- Maimonides Health Bay Ridge Emergency Department Hospital1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 88th Street & Parrott Place 70 feet
- 7th Avenue & De Russy Drive 130 feet
- 7th Avenue & Parrott Place 180 feet
- 7th Avenue & 86th Street 360 feet
- 88th Street & Battery Avenue 370 feet
- 7th Avenue & 90th Street 520 feet
- 90th Street & Parrott Place 570 feet
- 86th Street & 10th Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 7th Avenue or 88th Street.