8th Avenue & 20th Street
The three-way junction of 8th Avenue and 20th Street is in Windsor Terrace-South Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 1,454 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 15 St-Prospect Park, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F and G. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 20th Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 15 St-Prospect Park, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 15 St-Prospect Park F, G0.5 milesF G
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Southbound
2 lines- F …
- G …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 20 St/8 Av, 120 feet away, for the B67 and B69.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 20 St/8 Av B67, B69120 feetB67 B69
Next buses at this stop
- B67 …
- B69 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 20th Street.
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 19 St & 8 Ave 23 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1,090 feet by car along the streets.
- 668 3rd Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2021.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,454 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 566th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 871 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11215
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 38 and 39 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 72
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope
- Elevation
- 168 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 20th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-3PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
East side of 8th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 8th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Mesilas Bais Yaakov School330 feet
- Therapy and Learning Center Preschool560 feet
- Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School1,290 feet
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- Bishop Ford School Pre-K center1,290 feet
- M.S. 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Butterfly Gardens Garden980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 8th Avenue & 19th Street 260 feet
- Prospect Expressway & 8th Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 390 feet
- 8th Avenue & 18th Street 510 feet
- 7th Avenue & 20th Street 780 feet
- Prospect Park West & 20th Street 780 feet
- 8th Avenue & 17th Street 780 feet
- 19th Street & Prospect Expressway 1,000 feet
- 8th Avenue & Prospect Avenue 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 20th Street or 8th Avenue.