86th Street & Bay 8th Street
The three-way junction of 86th Street and Bay 8th Street is in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 229 Dyker is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 86 St/15 Av, is 130 feet away for the B1, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/15 Av, 130 feet away, for the B1.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/15 Av B1 · Shelter130 feetB1
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
Cycling
- 19 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1414 86th Street Gas station420 feet
- 1763 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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 a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11228
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 62
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bath Beach
- Elevation
- 20 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 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 2016 and June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am 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 8th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Bay 8th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308456 and 318183.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Purple Crayon Preschool, ages 2 to 5160 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 21 Bay 11th Street Pre-K center1,060 feet
- P.S. 229 Dyker School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park590 feet
- Dyker Playground660 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket630 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 86th Street & Bay 7th Street 260 feet
- 86th Street & 15th Avenue 260 feet
- 86th Street & 14th Avenue 520 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 10th Street 520 feet
- 85th Street & 15th Avenue 540 feet
- 86th Street & Bay 11th Street 780 feet
- Benson Avenue & Bay 8th Street 790 feet
- 14th Avenue & 85th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 86th Street or Bay 8th Street.