86th Street & 21st Avenue

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 21st Avenue is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 70 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
730 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
86 St/21 Av · B1
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & 21st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    730 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
    750 feet
    D
  2. 18 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 86 St/21 Av, 40 feet away, for the B1.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/21 Av B1
    40 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 43 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2061 Bath Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 57 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and May 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 9am to 7pm on 86th Street (south side).

East side of 21st Avenue

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

West side of 21st Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 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

North side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 12 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307039, 309065, 310734, 312907 and 313501.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    230 feet
  2. American General Training Trade or language school
    250 feet
  3. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
Show all 8
  1. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  2. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
    760 feet
  3. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School
    760 feet
  4. Merkaz Bnos Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  5. Elite High School
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Sons Israel Congregation House of worship
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    480 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and 24 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 21st Avenue or 86th Street.

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.