86th Street & Bay 13th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 13th Street is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht Library is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 19 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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86th Street & Bay 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 79 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bensonhurst Gardens” (2012) by Francesco Simeti at the 18 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/16 Av, 350 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/16 Av B1
    350 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Bay 8th Street & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1601 86th Street Gas station
    440 feet
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1,300 feet

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11214
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1910 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 86th Street

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

East side of Bay 13th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Bay 13th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 321503.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 21 Bay 11th Street Pre-K center
    600 feet
  2. The Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Complex (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. New Utrecht Library
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    90 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Jmart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    770 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.