84th Street & 24th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 84th Street and 24th Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 253 firehouse is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 29 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
86 St/24 Av · B1
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
84th Street & 24th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 25 Av D
    1,290 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/24 Av, 570 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/24 Av B1
    570 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 24th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 24th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 84th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 84th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1896.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    630 feet
  2. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Yesodot Hatorah School
    740 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 97 the Highlawn School
    990 feet
  3. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1787 Stillwell Avenue Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station · landmark
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 24th Avenue or 84th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.