83rd Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 83rd Street and 12th 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. Patrick O'Rourke Playground is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 12 Av/81 St, is 630 feet away for the B64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 12 Av/81 St, 630 feet away, for the B64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 12 Av/81 St B64630 feetB64
Next buses at this stop
- B64 …
Cycling
- 6 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 station0.5 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 60 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 between 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 2025, 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 83rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 83rd 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 listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Madeleine Brennan School800 feet
- Saint Bernadette School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5950 feet
- St Bernadette Catholic Academy School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground800 feet
- Dyker Beach Park860 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Saitta House Listed historic place640 feet
- Dyker Library1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Dyker Heights Post Office900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 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:
- 84th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 82nd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 85th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 81st Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 83rd Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 83rd Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Street & 12th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 83rd Street.