88th Street & Gelston Avenue

The four-way crossing of 88th Street and Gelston 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. P.S./I.S. 104 the Fort Hamilton School is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
5 Av/89 St · B63
Within a walk
10 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 trade or language schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
88th Street & Gelston Avenue 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
    0.3 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 5 Av/89 St, 460 feet away, for the B63.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/89 St B63
    460 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 5 Ave & 88 St 16 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway at 92nd Street & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 579 92nd Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
84 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 88th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 88th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Gelston Avenue

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

West side of Gelston Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307227 and 308494.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 schools
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. International Bartenders School Trade or language school
    430 feet
  2. Treasure Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 9
  1. NC Nail Institute Trade or language school
    550 feet
  2. Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school
    660 feet
  3. District 20 Pre-K Center at 8501 5th Avenue Pre-K center
    860 feet
  4. P.S./I.S. 104 the Fort Hamilton School
    1,080 feet
  5. P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts School
    1,150 feet
  6. Smart Start Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Hamilton Post Offices Post office
    280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 14 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 88th Street or Gelston Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.