81st Street & 10th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st 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. The stele “Coffey Square” is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 7 Av/79 St, is 0.3 miles away for the B16, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1925, 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, 0.3 miles away, for the B16.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av/79 St B160.3 milesB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 10th Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 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 station1,060 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and December 2020, 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 81st Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 81st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Coffey Square.
- Coffey Square Stele, 1970820 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Redeemer-St. John's Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 82nd Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 79th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 83rd Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 7th Avenue & 81st Street 750 feet
- 78th Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 84th Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 81st Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 81st Street.