86th Street & Gowanus Expressway
The three-way junction of 86th Street and Gowanus Expressway is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Tom McDonald Triangle is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1934, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 86 St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- 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/Dahlgren Pl, 90 feet away, for the B1, X28 and X38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Dahlgren Pl B1, X28, X38 · Shelter90 feetB1 X28 X38
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- X28 …
- X38 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 85 St 14 docks in all820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 8521 7th Avenue Gas station770 feet
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1934.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 dog run
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research School470 feet
- International Bartenders School Trade or language school910 feet
- NC Nail Institute Trade or language school1,010 feet
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- Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dyker Beach Park720 feet
- Dog Run in Dyker Beach Park Dog run890 feet
- Tom McDonald Triangle1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Street & Dahlgren Place 20 feet
- Gowanus Expressway & 86th Street 120 feet
- 86th Street & Gowanus Expressway at Gatling Place 270 feet
- 85th Street & Dyker Place 310 feet
- 86th Street & Battery Avenue 330 feet
- 88th Street & Dahlgren Place 420 feet
- Dyker Place & 84th Street Pedestrian Overpass 530 feet
- 86th Street & Fort Hamilton Parkway 540 feet
See every intersection along 86th Street or Gowanus Expressway.