86th Street & Bay 25th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 25th Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bensonhurst Young Israel is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 20 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 67 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
20 Av
240 feet · 1 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
86 St/20 Av · B1
Within a walk
7 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & Bay 25th 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. Bay Pkwy D
    1,250 feet
    D
  2. 18 Av D
    0.4 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, 230 feet away, for the B1.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2061 Bath Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst
Elevation
27 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 1922 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

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 May 2024, 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

East side of Bay 25th Street

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

West side of Bay 25th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-9AM 2PM-3PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307039, 309456, 313574 and 320563.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. New Century Steps Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    220 feet
  2. My Sunshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. American General Training Trade or language school
    760 feet
Show all 6
  1. Angel Star Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  2. Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
    1,280 feet
  3. P.S. 128 Bensonhurst School
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bensonhurst Young Israel House of worship
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. 20th Ave Supermarket Supermarket
    490 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 67 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Street or Bay 25th 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.