85th Street & Bay Parkway

The four-way crossing of 85th Street and Bay Parkway is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 37 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
310 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Bay Pkwy/86 St · B6, B82, B82 SBS
Within a walk
14 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
85th Street & Bay Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    310 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
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 25 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 Bay Pkwy/86 St, 80 feet away, for the B6, B82 and B82 SBS.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bay Pkwy/86 St B6, B82, B82 SBS · Shelter
    80 feet
    B6 B82 B82 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B82 …
  3. B82 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 8779 Bay Parkway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, February 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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 85th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 85th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Bay Parkway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Bay Parkway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 305917, 309078 and 315540.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Little Berries II Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet
  2. Aspiring Minds BP Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet
  3. American General Training Trade or language school
    910 feet
Show all 10
  1. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    1,080 feet
  2. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  3. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  4. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
    1,270 feet
  5. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School
    1,270 feet
  6. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  7. American-European Child Care Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    270 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 85th Street or Bay Parkway.

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