85th Street & 23rd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 23rd 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 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 40 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
86 St/23 Av · B1
Within a walk
5 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & 23rd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    1,030 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 25 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 20 Av D
    0.5 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/23 Av, 320 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/23 Av B1
    320 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. 2225 Bath Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.9 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
12 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 1924 and 1937.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 23rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 23rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 85th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 85th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 309882 and 310573.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    290 feet
  2. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 29 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 23rd 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.