86th Street & Bay 35th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 35th Street is in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 253 firehouse is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, 25 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them schools, and 34 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1936, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
25 Av
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
86 St/24 Av · B1
Within a walk
8 places
2 schools, 2 trade or language schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & Bay 35th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 25 Av, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 25 Av D
    1,020 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Pkwy D
    1,270 feet
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Rediscovery” (2012) by Amy Cheng at the 25 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/24 Av, 240 feet away, for the B1.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/24 Av B1
    240 feet
    B1

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 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. 2616 86th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 8949 Bay Parkway Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1936.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and August 2026, 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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Bay 35th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bay 35th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306795, 307040, 308495 and 312761.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1896.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Bensonhur Trade or language school
    200 feet
  2. ABC Little Star Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. St Peter Catholic Academy School
    1,090 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 101 the Verrazano School
    1,150 feet
  2. Brooklyn Medical Tech Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bay Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 253 Fire station · landmark
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. V&W Supermarket Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 29 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Street or Bay 35th 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.