8th Avenue & 11th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and 11th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Ladder Company 122 stands 360 feet away, and the Engine 220/Ladder 122 firehouse is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
460 feet · 2 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
8 Av/11 St · B61
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & 11th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 7 Av F, G
    460 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 15 St-Prospect Park F, G
    0.3 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/11 St, 100 feet away, for the B61.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/11 St B61
    100 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 St & 7 Ave 23 docks in all
    1,010 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 352 8th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
144 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1889 and 1903.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 11th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of 11th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of 8th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 8th Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 642 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1887 and 1899.

  1. Ansonia Storage Warehouse Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. Ladder Company 122 Designated landmark
    360 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 107 John W. Kimball School · landmark
    640 feet
  2. Bumblebees R US Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Saint Saviour Nursery School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Saviour Catholic Academy School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Bandshell in Prospect Park Park feature
    820 feet
  2. Prospect Park
    840 feet
  3. Harmony Playground
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eighth Avenue (14th Regiment) Armory Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Kolot Chayeinu Congregation Landmark
    150 feet
  2. Park Slope Jewish Center Landmark · listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Memorial Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Saviour Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 220/Ladder 122 Fire station · landmark
    460 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 11th Street or 8th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.