86th Street & 25th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 25th Avenue is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them trade or language schools, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
86 St/25 Av · B1
Within a walk
10 places
3 trade or language schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & 25th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 25 Av D
    70 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
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. Ave U N
    0.5 miles
    N

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/25 Av, 40 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/25 Av B1
    40 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 69 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 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 25th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 25th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 25th Avenue

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

West side of 25th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 86th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 86th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308455, 311293 and 316486.

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, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school
    160 feet
  2. Cts Trade or language school
    300 feet
  3. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
Show all 6
  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    870 feet
  2. I P Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. Yesodot Hatorah School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer John G. Scarangella Park
    1,140 feet
  2. Lafayette Playground
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station · landmark
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    50 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    750 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    410 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 25th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.