85th Street & 24th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 24th Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Yesodot Hatorah is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them schools, and 29 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
86 St/24 Av · B1
Within a walk
10 places
3 schools, 3 trade or language schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & 24th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 25 Av D
    1,030 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
    0.3 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, 310 feet away, for the B1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 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. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 24th 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

North side of 24th Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 24th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 24th 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

East side of 85th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 310984 and 314428.

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

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    370 feet
  2. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  3. Yesodot Hatorah School
    1,000 feet
Show all 8
  1. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    1,010 feet
  2. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. Cts Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  4. Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  5. P.S. 97 the Highlawn School
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station · landmark
    430 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,250 feet

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 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 24th Avenue or 85th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.