85th Street & 20th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 57 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
300 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
86 St/20 Av · B1
Within a walk
9 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    300 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. Bay Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/20 Av, 310 feet away, for the B1.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/20 Av B1
    310 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1934.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 85th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 85th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307890, 311684 and 318572.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools

Schools and child care

  1. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  2. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
    980 feet
Show all 9
  1. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  2. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School
    980 feet
  3. American Language School Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  4. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  5. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  6. American General Training Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    50 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    370 feet
  3. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 85th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.