84th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 84th 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. Dyker Heights Post Office is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/12 Av, is 600 feet away for the B1, X28 and X38, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/12 Av, 600 feet away, for the B1, X28 and X38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/12 Av B1, X28, X38600 feetB1 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 84th Street.
- 2 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.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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
- 54 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and January 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 84th Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 84th 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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Madeleine Brennan School1,060 feet
- Saint Bernadette School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park600 feet
- Patrick O'Rourke Playground1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Saitta House Listed historic place540 feet
- Dyker Library1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Dyker Heights Post Office760 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 83rd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 82nd Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 86th Street & 12th Avenue 540 feet
- 84th Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
- 84th Street & 11th Avenue 780 feet
- 81st Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 80th Street & 12th Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 84th Street.