85th Street & Dyker Place
The three-way junction of 85th Street and Dyker Place is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. School of Technology, Arts, and Research is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 86 St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Heydays” (2011) by Amy Bennett at the 86 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Dahlgren Pl, 350 feet away, for the B1, X28 and X38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Dahlgren Pl B1, X28, X38 · Shelter350 feetB1 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 85th Street and Dyker Place.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all1,060 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station810 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 85th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 85th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Dyker Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Dyker Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research School740 feet
- Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
- Redeemer-St. John's Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
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- International Bartenders School Trade or language school1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park900 feet
- Tom McDonald Triangle940 feet
- Dog Run in Dyker Beach Park Dog run1,110 feet
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- Dan Ross Playground1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dyker Place & 84th Street Pedestrian Overpass 220 feet
- 84th Street & Dyker Place 260 feet
- 86th Street & Dahlgren Place 290 feet
- 86th Street & Gowanus Expressway 310 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 86th Street 430 feet
- 7th Avenue & 85th Street 490 feet
- 83rd Street & Dyker Place 520 feet
- 86th Street & Gowanus Expressway at Gatling Place 580 feet
See every intersection along 85th Street or Dyker Place.