81st Street & Ridge Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and Ridge Boulevard is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is also named Father Paul Schneirla Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Marys Antiochian Orthodox Church is 120 feet away, and D & G Kaloidis Parochial School is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 78 St/Ridge Blvd, is 950 feet away for the B4. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 78 St/Ridge Blvd, 950 feet away, for the B4.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 78 St/Ridge Blvd B4950 feetB4
Next buses at this stop
- B4 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Ridge Boulevard.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ridge Blvd & 82 St 12 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 9111 4th Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 August 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Father Paul Schneirla Way, a co-naming enacted on January 19, 2020 (Local Law 26 of 2020).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Father Paul Schneirla Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 81st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 81st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Ridge Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Ridge Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Bay Ridge Prep School120 feet
- Dimitrios & Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School of Greek Holy Cross Chuch School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
- D & G Kaloidis Parochial School1,210 feet
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- Adelphi Academy School1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- St Marys Antiochian Orthodox Church House of worship120 feet
- Union Church of Bay Ridge Listed historic place360 feet
- Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church House of worship890 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Street & Ridge Boulevard 280 feet
- 80th Street & Ridge Boulevard 280 feet
- 83rd Street & Ridge Boulevard 540 feet
- 79th Street & Ridge Boulevard 560 feet
- 81st Street & Colonial Road 780 feet
- 3rd Avenue & 81st Street 780 feet
- 84th Street & Ridge Boulevard 800 feet
- 78th Street & Ridge Boulevard 840 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Ridge Boulevard.