85th Street & 16th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 16th Avenue is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
86 St/16 Av · B1
Within a walk
4 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 1 listed historic place and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & 16th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 79 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bensonhurst Gardens” (2012) by Francesco Simeti at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/16 Av, 340 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/16 Av B1
    340 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1601 86th Street Gas station
    250 feet
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, October 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
47
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 1929 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 16th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 16th Avenue

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

North side of 85th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 85th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 21 Bay 11th Street Pre-K center
    580 feet
  2. The Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Complex (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Jmart Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    760 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 16th Avenue or 85th Street.

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