86th Street & 10th Avenue
The three-way junction of 86th Street and 10th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dyker Beach Park is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/7 Av, is 110 feet away for the B1, X28 and X38, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/7 Av, 110 feet away, for the B1, X28 and X38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/7 Av B1, X28, X38 · Shelter110 feetB1 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 10th Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station410 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Dyker Heights
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 800 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 1938.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 10th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 86th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated four lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research School470 feet
- Redeemer-St. John's Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park80 feet
- Dog Run in Dyker Beach Park Dog run180 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & De Russy Drive 240 feet
- 7th Avenue & 86th Street 240 feet
- 85th Street & 10th Avenue 280 feet
- 7th Avenue & Parrott Place 420 feet
- 86th Street & Battery Avenue 520 feet
- 84th Street & 10th Avenue 540 feet
- 7th Avenue & 85th Street 540 feet
- 88th Street & Parrott Place 590 feet
See every intersection along 10th Avenue or 86th Street.