86th Street & Bay 16th Street

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and Bay 16th Street is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 firehouse is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
820 feet · 3 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
86 St/17 Av · B1
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & Bay 16th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    820 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 79 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. 20 Av D
    0.4 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/17 Av, 180 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/17 Av B1
    180 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1601 86th Street Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    460 feet

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.

  • 8 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 August 2025.

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
38
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bath Beach
Elevation
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 86th Street

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

East side of Bay 16th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bay 16th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 313333 and 315696.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  3. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars School
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    550 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Library
    300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 42/Engine 243/Ladder 168 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. Jmart Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 23 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 86th Street or Bay 16th 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.