86th Street & Bay 23rd Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 23rd Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Benson Playground is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 58 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
240 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
86 St/20 Av · B1
Within a walk
10 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 2 trade or language schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & Bay 23rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 20 Av, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 20 Av D
    240 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 18 Av D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. Bay Pkwy D
    0.3 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Kaleidoscope” (2012) by Odili Donald Odita at the 20 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/20 Av, 260 feet away, for the B1.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/20 Av B1
    260 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 33 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2001 Cropsey Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1934.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and September 2018, 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 23rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bay 23rd 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: 307429, 307691, 311265 and 316209.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  2. American Language School Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. Little Berries Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bright Kidz Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 200 Benson School
    1,220 feet
  4. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  5. American General Training Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  6. Little Sunshine Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benson Playground
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    120 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    490 feet
  3. NetCost Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 19 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Street or Bay 23rd 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.