86th Street & 20th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 20th Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 61 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
86 St/20 Av · B1
Within a walk
10 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & 20th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    70 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/20 Av, 30 feet away, for the B1.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/20 Av B1
    30 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1938.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 61 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 86th Street (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 86th Street (south side).

East side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 20th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307039, 307890, 310406, 311684, 313566 and 320563.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  2. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  3. American General Training Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
Show all 9
  1. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  3. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  4. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
    1,260 feet
  5. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School
    1,260 feet
  6. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    230 feet
  3. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 20th Avenue or 86th Street.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.