86th Street & West 8th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and West 8th Street is in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Marlboro development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Marlboro Community Center is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
70 feet · 1 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
86 St/W 7 St · B1, B4
Within a walk
8 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 1 community center and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & West 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St N
    70 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave X F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Ave U N
    0.3 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cerebration” (2018) by Karen Margolis at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/W 7 St, 130 feet away, for the B1 and B4.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/W 7 St B1, B4
    130 feet
    B1 B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 86th Street.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2965 86th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
47
Police precinct
60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

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 1950 and 1956.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Marlboro development.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and November 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 86th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West 8th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of West 8th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 305173.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Dmi Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  2. Bambi Academy School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  3. Big Apple Institute School
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Big Apple Academy Elementary School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cutinella Triangle
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marlboro Community Center
    310 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2298 West 8th Street Older adult center
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 86th Street or West 8th Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.