86th Street & 24th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 24th Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 101 the Verrazano is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 28 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
750 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
86 St/24 Av · B1
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 3 trade or language schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & 24th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 25 Av D
    750 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/24 Av, 50 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/24 Av B1
    50 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and September 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 24th 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 TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 24th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 24th 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 9:30AM-11AM

East side of 86th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307040, 310984, 314428 and 315513.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1896.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    90 feet
  2. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cts Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  2. P.S. 101 the Verrazano School
    1,090 feet
  3. Yesodot Hatorah School
    1,280 feet
  4. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station · landmark
    360 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 24th Avenue or 86th Street.

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