83rd Street & Colonial Road
The four-way crossing of 83rd Street and Colonial Road is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fort Hamilton Athletic Field is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/Colonial Rd, is 950 feet away for the B16, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Colonial Rd, 950 feet away, for the B16.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Colonial Rd B16950 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Colonial Road.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Colonial Rd & 83 St 16 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 9111 4th Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 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 February 2022.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 83rd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 83rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Colonial Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Colonial Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 field
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Fort Hamilton High School1,230 feet
- D & G Kaloidis Parochial School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Russell Pedersen Playground60 feet
- Fort Hamilton Athletic Field210 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church House of worship1,130 feet
- St Marys Antiochian Orthodox Church House of worship1,150 feet
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:
- 84th Street & Colonial Road 260 feet
- 82nd Street & Colonial Road 260 feet
- 85th Street & Colonial Road 520 feet
- 81st Street & Colonial Road 540 feet
- 83rd Street & Ridge Boulevard 780 feet
- 83rd Street & Narrows Avenue 780 feet
- 80th Street & Colonial Road 820 feet
- 86th Street & Colonial Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 83rd Street or Colonial Road.