86th Street & Narrows Avenue
The four-way crossing of 86th Street and Narrows Avenue is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fort Hamilton High School is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Narrows Av/86 St, is 60 feet away for the B16, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1936, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Narrows Av/86 St, 60 feet away, for the B16.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Narrows Av/86 St B1660 feetB16
Next buses at this stop
- B16 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 86th Street.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Shore Rd & 86 St 12 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 9111 4th Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 86th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 86th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Narrows Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Narrows Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Fort Hamilton High School830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Hamilton Athletic Field370 feet
- Shore Park and Parkway Park510 feet
- Russell Pedersen Playground950 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Narrows Avenue & 87th Street 280 feet
- 85th Street & Narrows Avenue 330 feet
- 86th Street & Shore Road 470 feet
- Narrows Avenue & 88th Street 540 feet
- Shore Road & 87th Street 640 feet
- 86th Street & Colonial Road 780 feet
- Narrows Avenue & 89th Street 800 feet
- Shore Road & Shore Road Lane 830 feet
See every intersection along 86th Street or Narrows Avenue.