7th Avenue & 8th Street

The four-way crossing of 7th Avenue and 8th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Public School 39, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 660 feet away, and Cyberarts Studio Academy is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 44 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
210 feet · 1 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
7 Av/9 St · B67, B69
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
7th Avenue & 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 210 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av F, G
    210 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.5 miles
    F G R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/9 St, 90 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/9 St B67, B69 · Countdown sign
    90 feet
    B67 B69
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 7th Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 St & 7 Ave 23 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 352 8th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    730 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2021

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
115 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1888 and 1906.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of 7th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of 8th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 8th Street

  • Electric vehicle charging only 1 sign ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310607 and 312305.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 299 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1884 and 1889.

  1. Acme Hall Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Public School 39 Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bumblebees R US Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  2. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    750 feet
  3. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
Show all 10
  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  2. Saint Saviour Nursery School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
  3. St Saviour Catholic Academy School
    1,040 feet
  4. Cyberarts Studio Academy School
    1,120 feet
  5. John Jay School for Law School
    1,120 feet
  6. Millennium Brooklyn HS School
    1,120 feet
  7. Park Slope Collegiate School
    1,120 feet

Health care

  1. Newyork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
    790 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park Slope Library Landmark
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    330 feet
  2. Greenwood Baptist Church Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Saviour Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 463a 7th Street Older adult center
    510 feet
  2. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 220/Ladder 122 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 7th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.