86th Street & Bay 17th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 17th 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 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1938, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
570 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
86 St/18 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 17th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    570 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 20 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 79 St 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/18 Av, 40 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/18 Av B1
    40 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    210 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 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 March 2025.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1938.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 86th Street (north side).

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 17th Street

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

West side of Bay 17th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 313333 and 323993.

Schools, parks 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
    800 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garibaldi Playground
    1,120 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Library
    110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Listed historic place
    980 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Jmart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 25 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Street or Bay 17th Street.

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.