86th Street & 11th Avenue
The three-way junction of 86th Street and 11th Avenue is in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, at the edge of Dyker Beach Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. School of Technology, Arts, and Research is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/11 Av, is 100 feet away for the B1, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/11 Av, 100 feet away, for the B1.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/11 Av B1 · Shelter100 feetB1
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 11th Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station1,190 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
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; the corner is on the edge of the Dyker Beach Park area
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 11th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 11th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 86th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated three lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 dog run
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park70 feet
- Dog Run in Dyker Beach Park Dog run830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Saitta House Listed historic place940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Street & 11th Avenue 280 feet
- 86th Street & De Russy Drive 540 feet
- 84th Street & 11th Avenue 540 feet
- 86th Street & 10th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 83rd Street & 11th Avenue 800 feet
- 7th Avenue & 86th Street 1,020 feet
- 85th Street & 10th Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 86th Street.