86th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway

The four-way crossing of 86th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Dan Ross Playground is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 34 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Fort Hamilton Pkwy/86 St · B70
Within a walk
11 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 86 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Bay Ridge
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Ridge-95 St R
    0.5 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Heydays” (2011) by Amy Bennett at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fort Hamilton Pkwy/86 St, 40 feet away, for the B70.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy/86 St B70
    40 feet
    B70

Next buses at this stop

  1. B70 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Fort Hamilton Parkway.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 8521 7th Avenue Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    850 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11209
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
47
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bay Ridge
Elevation
89 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1925 and 1934.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 86th Street

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

East side of Fort Hamilton Parkway

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Fort Hamilton Parkway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    360 feet
  2. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    470 feet
  3. Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    500 feet
Show all 6
  1. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    700 feet
  2. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. School of Technology, Arts, and Research School
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tom McDonald Triangle
    740 feet
  2. Dan Ross Playground
    1,110 feet
  3. Dyker Beach Park
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 86th Street or Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.