86th Street & Gowanus Expressway at Gatling Place

The four-way crossing of 86th Street, Gowanus Expressway and Gatling Place is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fort Hamilton Post Offices is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about six 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 25 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
86 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy · B1
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 & Gowanus Expressway at Gatling Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six 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 …

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 180 feet away, for the B1.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/Fort Hamilton Pkwy B1 · Shelter
    180 feet
    B1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 1,300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 8521 7th Avenue Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2024

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
88 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

North side of 86th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

East side of Gatling Place

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Gatling Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-4PM

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 dog run
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    640 feet
  2. School of Technology, Arts, and Research School
    740 feet
  3. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    740 feet
Show all 6
  1. Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    970 feet
  3. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dyker Beach Park
    990 feet
  2. Tom McDonald Triangle
    1,020 feet
  3. Dog Run in Dyker Beach Park Dog run
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and seven 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, Gatling Place or Gowanus Expressway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, 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.