86th Street & 23rd Avenue

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 23rd Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. St Peter Catholic Academy is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 44 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
10 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Pkwy
750 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
86 St/23 Av · B1
Within a walk
5 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & 23rd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Pkwy, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    750 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 25 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 20 Av D
    0.4 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/23 Av, 50 feet away, for the B1.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/23 Av B1
    50 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. 2225 Bath Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

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)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
11 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 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 78 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2026; 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 8:30am to 7pm on 86th Street (south side).

East side of 23rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 23rd Avenue

  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 23rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 86th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 304952, 307917, 308592 and 320508.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    570 feet
  2. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    710 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    20 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 31 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 23rd 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.