85th Street & 21st Avenue

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 21st Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sons Israel Congregation is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 60 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
86 St/21 Av · B1
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & 21st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    1,020 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 20 Av D
    1,040 feet
    D
  2. 18 Av D
    0.4 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Tree of Life” (2012) by Xin Song at the Bay Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/21 Av, 310 feet away, for the B1.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/21 Av B1
    310 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2061 Bath Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 21st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 21st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-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: 305917, 312412, 313501 and 318572.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 listed historic place

Schools and child care

  1. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    300 feet
  2. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
    480 feet
  3. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School
    480 feet
Show all 8
  1. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  2. American General Training Trade or language school
    530 feet
  3. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  4. Merkaz Bnos Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  5. Elite High School
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bay Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    750 feet
  2. Sons Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    760 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,150 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 24 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 21st 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.