81st Street & 11th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 11th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Patrick O'Rourke Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/81 St, is 860 feet away for the B64, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/81 St, 860 feet away, for the B64.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/81 St B64860 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 11th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.5 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 cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
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
- 103 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 11th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 11th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 81st Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-9AM
South side of 81st Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Madeleine Brennan School760 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground330 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Saitta House Listed historic place1,010 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 284/Ladder 149 Fire station1,130 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 83rd Street & 11th Avenue 520 feet
- 79th Street & 11th Avenue 520 feet
- 84th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 81st Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 78th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 81st Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 81st Street.