82nd Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 82nd Street and 12th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Dyker Library is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/81 St, is 370 feet away for the B64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places and three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, 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, 370 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/81 St B64370 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2019.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 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 December 2014 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 12th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 82nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 82nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- The Madeleine Brennan School540 feet
- Saint Bernadette School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground530 feet
- Dyker Beach Park1,120 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Dyker Library780 feet
- Saitta House Listed historic place900 feet
Community centers and public services
- Dyker Heights Post Office1,160 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 284/Ladder 149 Fire station1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
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:
- 83rd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 84th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 82nd Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 85th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 79th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 82nd Street.