85th Street & 25th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and 25th Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 253 firehouse is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 20 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
300 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
25 Av/86 St · B3
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & 25th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 25 Av D
    300 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U N
    0.4 miles
    N
  2. Bay Pkwy D
    0.5 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 25 Av/86 St, 130 feet away, for the B3.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 25 Av/86 St B3 · Shelter
    130 feet
    B3
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    1,110 feet
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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
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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 25th Avenue

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

North side of 25th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 25th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 25th Avenue

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

East side of 85th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 85th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 85th Street

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

West side of 85th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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, parks 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 schools
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. Cts Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. Yesodot Hatorah School
    1,020 feet
Show all 9
  1. Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school
    440 feet
  2. P.S. 97 the Highlawn School
    1,100 feet
  3. I P Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  4. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  5. Gesher Yehuda School
    1,180 feet
  6. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station · landmark
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    470 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 25th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.