86th Street & Bay 19th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 19th Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Utrecht Reformed Dutch Parish House, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 710 feet away. The nearest subway, 18 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
18 Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
86 St/18 Av · B1
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & Bay 19th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 18 Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 18 Av D
    520 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
    1,270 feet
    D
  2. 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/18 Av, 170 feet away, for the B1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/18 Av B1 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    170 feet
    B1
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • 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 1924 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and March 2020, 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 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Bay 19th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bay 19th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308128, 312268, 312433 and 314476.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1828 and 1892.

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Dutch Parish House Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. American Language School Trade or language school
    360 feet
  2. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garibaldi Playground
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Library
    640 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Utrecht Reformed Church Landmark · listed historic place
    880 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Street or Bay 19th Street.

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